"méc" meaning in Vietnamese

See méc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [mɛk̚˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [mɛk̚˦˧˥] [Huế], [mɛk̚˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
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 in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc. Etymology templates: {{ncog|vi|hạch}} Vietnamese hạch, {{ncog|mkh-vie-pro|*-hɛːk}} Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} méc, {{vi-verb}} méc
  1. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone Tags: Southern, Vietnam, colloquial Synonyms: mách
    Sense id: en-méc-vi-verb-raj13FdT Categories (other): Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for méc meaning in Vietnamese (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "hạch"
      },
      "expansion": "Vietnamese hạch",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-vie-pro",
        "2": "*-hɛːk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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 in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "méc",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "méc",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern Vietnamese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-méc-vi-verb-raj13FdT",
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          "sneak",
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        ],
        [
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          "tell"
        ],
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        ]
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        "(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mách"
        }
      ],
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        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "colloquial"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mét"
    }
  ],
  "word": "méc"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Vietnamese hạch",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-vie-pro",
        "2": "*-hɛːk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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 in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "méc",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Southern Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with homophones",
        "Vietnamese verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sneak",
          "sneak"
        ],
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ],
        [
          "report",
          "report"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɛk̚˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mét"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mách"
    }
  ],
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}

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