"mẹ" meaning in Vietnamese

See mẹ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [mɛ˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [mɛ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [mɛ˨˩˨] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mẹ.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
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. Ultimately a nursery word, compare Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ) and Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (whence Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)). Related to mái. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*meːʔ}} Proto-Vietic *meːʔ, {{m|mkh-vie-pro|*mɛːʔ}} *mɛːʔ, {{inh|vi|mkh-pro|*meeʔ}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ, {{m|mkh-pro|*ʔmeeʔ||mother}} *ʔmeeʔ (“mother”), {{cog|bdq|mĕ}} Bahnar mĕ, {{cog|km|ម៉ែ}} Khmer ម៉ែ (mae), {{cog|mnw|မိ|tr=mìˀ}} Mon မိ (mìˀ), {{cog|kha|mei}} Khasi mei, {{cog|och|母}} Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ), {{cog|tai-pro|*meːᴮ}} Proto-Tai *meːᴮ, {{cog|th|แม่}} Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), {{m|vi|mái}} mái Head templates: {{head|vi|interjection|head=|tr=}} mẹ, {{vi-int}} mẹ
  1. Short for địt mẹ (“fuck”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: địt mẹ (extra: fuck) Categories (topical): Parents
    Sense id: en-mẹ-vi-intj-nztcGeQi Disambiguation of Parents: 38 39 6 7 11 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns without classifiers, Vietnamese pronouns Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 61 36 1 0 2 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns without classifiers: 58 22 7 3 10 Disambiguation of Vietnamese pronouns: 36 25 21 11 7

Noun

IPA: [mɛ˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [mɛ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [mɛ˨˩˨] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mẹ.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK]
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. Ultimately a nursery word, compare Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ) and Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (whence Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)). Related to mái. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*meːʔ}} Proto-Vietic *meːʔ, {{m|mkh-vie-pro|*mɛːʔ}} *mɛːʔ, {{inh|vi|mkh-pro|*meeʔ}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ, {{m|mkh-pro|*ʔmeeʔ||mother}} *ʔmeeʔ (“mother”), {{cog|bdq|mĕ}} Bahnar mĕ, {{cog|km|ម៉ែ}} Khmer ម៉ែ (mae), {{cog|mnw|မိ|tr=mìˀ}} Mon မိ (mìˀ), {{cog|kha|mei}} Khasi mei, {{cog|och|母}} Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ), {{cog|tai-pro|*meːᴮ}} Proto-Tai *meːᴮ, {{cog|th|แม่}} Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), {{m|vi|mái}} mái Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=美, 母, 媄, 姆, 󰀱}} mẹ • (美, 母, 媄, 姆, 󰀱), {{vi-noun|美, 母, 媄, 姆, 󰀱}} mẹ • (美, 母, 媄, 姆, 󰀱)
  1. a mother Categories (topical): Parents Synonyms: u, mợ, mạ, , bầm, mệ, nạ
    Sense id: en-mẹ-vi-noun-CtMvYTo3 Disambiguation of Parents: 38 39 6 7 11

Pronoun

IPA: [mɛ˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [mɛ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [mɛ˨˩˨] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-mẹ.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
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. Ultimately a nursery word, compare Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ) and Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (whence Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)). Related to mái. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*meːʔ}} Proto-Vietic *meːʔ, {{m|mkh-vie-pro|*mɛːʔ}} *mɛːʔ, {{inh|vi|mkh-pro|*meeʔ}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *meeʔ, {{m|mkh-pro|*ʔmeeʔ||mother}} *ʔmeeʔ (“mother”), {{cog|bdq|mĕ}} Bahnar mĕ, {{cog|km|ម៉ែ}} Khmer ម៉ែ (mae), {{cog|mnw|မိ|tr=mìˀ}} Mon မိ (mìˀ), {{cog|kha|mei}} Khasi mei, {{cog|och|母}} Old Chinese 母 (*mɯʔ), {{cog|tai-pro|*meːᴮ}} Proto-Tai *meːᴮ, {{cog|th|แม่}} Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ), {{m|vi|mái}} mái Head templates: {{head|vi|pronoun|head=|tr=}} mẹ, {{vi-pronoun}} mẹ
  1. I/me, your mother
    Sense id: en-mẹ-vi-pron-vdUgF5sx
  2. you, my mother
    Sense id: en-mẹ-vi-pron-B3uOTvoX
  3. (ironic) you, a female who I think is being stupid Tags: ironic Categories (topical): Female family members, Parents
    Sense id: en-mẹ-vi-pron-4F9DC5jF Disambiguation of Female family members: 27 24 3 4 41 Disambiguation of Parents: 38 39 6 7 11

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for mẹ meaning in Vietnamese (9.8kB)

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      "expansion": "Bahnar mĕ",
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        "CJK"
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        "CJK"
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      "form": "媄",
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          "_dis": "38 39 6 7 11",
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          "parents": [
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            "Family",
            "People",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "word": "u"
        },
        {
          "word": "mợ"
        },
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          "word": "mạ"
        },
        {
          "word": "má"
        },
        {
          "word": "bầm"
        },
        {
          "word": "mệ"
        },
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɛ˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[mɛ˨˩˨]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *meːᴮ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "แม่"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {},
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    }
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        "I/me, your mother"
      ],
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            "Female people",
            "Family",
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "38 39 6 7 11",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "vi",
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            "Human",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɛ˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *meːᴮ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "th",
        "2": "แม่"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "mái"
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mẹ",
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "fuck",
          "word": "địt mẹ"
        }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "36 25 21 11 7",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "má"
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        {
          "word": "bầm"
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        {
          "word": "mệ"
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        {
          "word": "nạ"
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    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer",
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        "tr": "mìˀ"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *meːᴮ",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "mái"
      },
      "expansion": "mái",
      "name": "m"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    "Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer",
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        "2": "mái"
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      "expansion": "mái",
      "name": "m"
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mẹ",
      "name": "vi-int"
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "fuck",
          "word": "địt mẹ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese short forms",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        }
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          "địt mẹ#Vietnamese"
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          "fuck"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɛ˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "text": "Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)"
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}

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