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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese que and quê.
Pronoun
quê
- (interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing)
Tão cedo para quê? Qui afogoso!- So early for what? So anxious!
Determiner
quê
- (rare) Alternative form of qui: which
Quê cuza pôde fazê?- What can be done?
- (literally, “Which thing can be done?”)
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: quê
Etymology 1
From Latin quem (“what”).
Pronoun
quê
- (interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing)
Pensas no quê?- You are thinking about what?
Derived terms
Noun
quê m (plural quês)
- a characteristic (distinguishable feature of a person or thing)
Etymology 2
Noun
quê m (plural quês)
- cue (name of the letter Q, q)
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil).
Pronunciation
Noun
quê • (圭, 𬫀)
- the countryside
- a hometown (place of birth or residence)
- Synonym: nơi sinh
Tết này có về quê không?- Will you go back to your hometown this New Year?
- your parent's, especially your father's, birthplace
- Synonym: quê quán
Quê mày ở đâu ?
Đắk Lắk ạ.
Không phải ở đây. Ý tao là quê bố mày.- Hometown?
Dak Lak.
I'm not asking 'bout your birthplace which is here. I'm asking 'bout your father's.
Usage notes
Your parent's birthplace may be used on an identity card (giấy chứng minh nhân dân or căn cước công dân), especially if they moved from their own birthplace.
Derived terms
Adjective
quê • (圭, 𬫀)
- Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”).
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying
Mẹ ở nhà đi. Con lớn rồi có mẹ đi cùng thì quê lắm.- Just stay home. I'm a grown-up and it's embarrassing to be chaperoned by you.
Derived terms