ẻ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

ẻ U+1EBB, ẻ LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH HOOK ABOVE Composition: e [U+0065] + ◌̉ [U+0309] ← Ẻ [U+1EBA] Latin Extended Additional Ẽ → [U+1EBC]

Vietnamese

Etymology

(verb): See ỉa. Diphthongization did not take place, thus the conservative monophthong was preserved.

This is originally a regional form from the North Central region, but now can be seen used by speakers of other dialects on the Internet as a euphemism.

Pronunciation

• (Vinh) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˩]

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˨˩˦]

Letter

ẻ (upper case Ẻ)

1. The letter e in hỏi tone.

Verb

ẻ

1. North Central Vietnam form of ỉa (“to take a poop, to shit”)