chó má

Vietnamese

Etymology

chó (“dog”) +‎ má; the second syllable is from the Tai word for “dog” (cf. 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. Used in abuses.