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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. Ultimately a nursery word, compare Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ) and Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (whence Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)). Related to mái.
Pronunciation
Noun
mẹ • (美, 母, 媄, 姆, )
- a mother
- Synonyms: u, mợ, mạ, má, bầm, mệ, nạ
Pronoun
mẹ
- I/me, your mother
- you, my mother
- (ironic) you, a female who I think is being stupid
Interjection
mẹ
- Short for địt mẹ (“fuck”).
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