mèo

See also: meo, meó, méo, Mèo, Mẹo, and me'o

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Chinese 貓, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (máew), Zhuang meuz.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɛw˨˩]
Homophone: Mèo

Noun

(classifier con) mèo (猫, 貓)

cat

Derived terms

Derived terms

Related terms

tiểu hổ
Mão; Mẹo

Further reading

"mèo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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