mạn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "man"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The nautical senses are most likely more primary, with "region, area" being secondary.”)

Noun

mạn • (幔, 慢)

1. (nautical) flank (of a ship)
2. (nautical) deck
3. region, area

Etymology 2

Romanization

mạn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 漫

   傳奇漫錄 ― Truyền kì mạn lục ― Casual Records of Transmitted Strange Tales

Derived terms

• lãng mạn
• mạn đàm
• tản mạn

Etymology 3

Romanization

mạn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 慢

Derived terms

• ngạo mạn

Etymology 4

Romanization

mạn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 偭

Derived terms

• mạn phép

Anagrams

• nạm