méc
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"
Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) This word is semantic rather than merely onomatopoeic, which makes /ɛːk/ an unusual rhyme even for southern dialects (the old rhyme /ɛːk/ has developed into <ach> in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˦˥]
- Homophone: mét
Verb[edit]
méc
- (colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone