ỉa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) ẻ (no diphthongization)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔɛh (“to defecate; faeces”). Cognate with Muong Bi é. Compare Pacoh éh.

The Northern Middle Vietnamese yả is attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiə˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

ỉa • (𦟑, 𥺿, 𱼆)

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, informal) to (take a) shit
    Synonyms: (childish) ị, (formal) đại tiện

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