ẻm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "em"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root em in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ẻm

  1. (Southern Vietnam, in the singular, polite, certain regions of Thanh Hoá) they/them, that person who's a little younger than me
  2. (Southern Vietnam, in the singular, polite, certain regions of Thanh Hoá) they/them, that student who's younger than me as a teacher

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