mề

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic. Cognate with Muong Bi mềl, Thavung mɛ:n¹ (Suwilai, 2000). Compare Proto-Katuic *meel (“spleen”) (whence Eastern Katu mêl (“spleen”) and Pacoh mêl (“gizzard”)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [me˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mej˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mej˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) mề • (𣎊)

1. gizzard (of a bird)