"quê" meaning in Vietnamese

See quê in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kwe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwej˧˧] [Huế], [wej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK], quơ [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-veːr||village}} Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”), {{cog|mtq|quêl||village}} Muong quêl (“village”), {{cog|scb|-}} Chut, {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*wiil|*wiil ~ *weel}} Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel, {{cog|pac|veil}} Pacoh veil Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀), {{vi-adj|圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀)
  1. Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: quê mùa (extra: typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky)
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-adj-ixC9fxr5 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 0 1 2 2 44 6 2 37 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 1 1 1 48 3 1 41 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 50 3 2 44 1
  2. (Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying Tags: Southern, Vietnam, broadly
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-adj-cZk6c9AM Categories (other): Southern Vietnamese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quê độ, quê xệ

Noun

IPA: [kwe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwej˧˧] [Huế], [wej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], 𬫀 [CJK], quơ [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-veːr||village}} Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”), {{cog|mtq|quêl||village}} Muong quêl (“village”), {{cog|scb|-}} Chut, {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*wiil|*wiil ~ *weel}} Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel, {{cog|pac|veil}} Pacoh veil Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀), {{vi-noun|圭, 𬫀}} quê • (圭, 𬫀)
  1. the countryside
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun-QJEbpoLS
  2. a hometown (place of birth or residence) Synonyms: nơi sinh
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun-PAIiRHID Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 0 1 2 2 44 6 2 37 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 1 1 1 48 3 1 41 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 50 3 2 44 1
  3. your parent's, especially your father's, birthplace Synonyms: quê quán
    Sense id: en-quê-vi-noun--TCFdYkd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dân quê, đồng quê, làng quê, nhà quê, quê hương, quê kệch, quê mùa, quê nhà, quê quán, thôn quê
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quê mùa",
          "quê mùa#Vietnamese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Southern Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Just stay home. I'm a grown-up and it's embarrassing to be chaperoned by you.",
          "text": "Mẹ ở nhà đi. Con lớn rồi có mẹ đi cùng thì quê lắm.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very embarrassing; mortifying"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embarrassing",
          "embarrassing"
        ],
        [
          "mortifying",
          "mortifying"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kwe˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwej˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wej˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quê"
}

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