chó má

See also: Appendix:Variations of "choma"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From chó (“dog”) +‎ má; the second syllable is from the Tai word for "dog" (compare Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”), whence Thai หมา (mǎa)), and underwent assimilation in tone to the first.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ maː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ maː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ maː˦˥]

Noun

chó má

1. dog (generally speaking)

Adjective

chó má

1. (vulgar, derogatory) Used in abuses.

   thằng chó má ― son of a bitch