Miên

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mien"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Mên

Etymology

Clipping of Cao Miên.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Miên

  1. (dated) of or pertaining to the Khmers
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 16, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      Người Miên theo đạo Phật, không ai ăn thịt chó.
      The Khmers are Buddhist, which is why no-one eats dog meat.
    1. (ethnic slur, offensive) of or pertaining to the Southern Vietnam's Khmers (otherwise known as the Khmer Kroms), one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized in Vietnam

Usage notes

  • The Government of Vietnam officially prohibited the use of this term in 1982, considering it offensive and discriminatory toward ethnic Khmers.[1]

References

  1. ^ Vietnam's Council of Ministers (1982). "Chỉ thị số 122/CT của Chủ tịch Hội đồng Bộ trưởng: Chỉ thị về công tác đối với đồng bào Khơ me [Instruction 122/CT of the President of the Council of Ministers: Directive on affairs concerning the Khmer ethnic community]."
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.