mẹ
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ ~ *mɛːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ ~ *ʔmeeʔ (“mother”); cognate with Bahnar mĕ, Khmer ម៉ែ (mae), Mon မိ (mìˀ), Khasi mei.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pronoun
mẹ
- I/me, your mother
- you, my mother
- (ironic) you, a female who I'm thinking is being stupid
Interjection
mẹ
Further reading
- "mẹ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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- vi:Parents
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