méc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mách

Etymology

This word is semantic rather than merely onomatopoeic, which makes /ɛːk/ an unusual rhyme even for southern dialects (the old rhyme /ɛːk/ has developed into <ach> in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˦˥]
Homophone: mét

Verb

méc

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone

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