mẹ

See also: me, mé, mè, mẻ, mê, and mệ

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˨˩˨]

Noun

mẹ (母, 媄)

mother; mom

Synonyms

Interjection

mẹ

fuck
địt (con) mẹ mày
fuck you; screw you

Further reading

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

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