mẹ
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.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɛ˨˩˨]
Further reading
- "mẹ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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