mày

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "may"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 眉 (“eyebrows”, SV: mi); compare mi (“eyelashes”).

Noun

mày • (眉, 𣭒, 𣮮)

  1. eyebrows
    Synonym: lông mày
Usage notes
  • Functions as a "singular" noun and a general noun, and currently rarely or cannot be accompanied by cặp (“pair”) by itself.
    có vết thẹo nhỏ dưới mày ― having a small scar beneath (one of) the eyebrows
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mi(i)ʔ. Cognate with Koho mi (“you”), Pacoh may (“you”), Khasi me (“you”), Mang miː², Central Nicobarese me (“you”).

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam) mi
  • (Nẫu) mầy
  • (abbreviation) m

Pronoun

mày • (眉, 迈, 𱚧, 𠋥, 𡮠)

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, in the singular, impolite, familiar, disrespectful or hostile) you
Usage notes
  • The corresponding first-person pronoun is tao.
  • This form of address is considered disrespectful when speaking to an older person.
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