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Vietnamese
Etymology
Lý Trung Hiếu (2019) traces element mèng to Khmer មេឃ (meik, “sky”).[1]
Pronunciation
Interjection
mèng ơi
- (Southern Vietnam) gosh, golly, golly gee, gee whiz
- Synonyms: trời ơi, trời đất ơi, mèng đéc ơi, chèng đéc ơi, chèng ơi
References
- ^ Lý Tùng Hiếu (2019) Văn hoá Việt Nam trong ngôn ngữ [Vietnamese Culture in Language]