quê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "que"
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From que (“what”)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
quê
- (sentence-final) what (which thing)
- Pensas no quê?
- What are you thinking about?
- Quê?
- What?
Derived terms
Noun
quê m (plural s)
- a characteristic (distinguishable feature of a person or thing)
Etymology 2
Noun
quê m (plural s)
- cue (name of the letter Q, q)
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr ~ *k-weːl (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] /kəveːl¹/. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil).
Pronunciation
Noun
- countryside; the country
- a birthplace
- a hometown
- Tết này có về quê hông?
- Will you go back to your hometown this New Year?
- one's parent's birthplace
Usage notes
- When making an ID card, it is required to list your parent's (usually father's) hometown instead even if it's not the same as yours.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Adjective
quê
- Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”).
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying
Derived terms
Derived terms
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