mẹt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "met"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 篾 (SV: miệt).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) mẹt • (篾, 󰐝, 𥬎)

1. kind of shallow flat basket made of woven bamboo, often used for drying and displaying things