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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) ẻ (no diphthongization)
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔɛh (“to defecate; faeces”). Compare Pacoh éh.
The Northern Middle Vietnamese yả is attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
Pronunciation
Verb
ỉa • (依, 𥺿, 𦟑)
- (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, informal) to (take a) shit
- Synonyms: ị, đại tiện
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