mã tấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

A rather recent loan from a form of Chinese 馬刀 / 马刀 (mǎdāo) (SV: mã đao), most likely from Cantonese.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˦ˀ˥ təw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˨ təw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˨˩˦ təw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, cái) mã tấu

  1. machete
    Synonym: phớ
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 34:
      Xung quanh anh, lố nhố những tên lính Pháp, lính Việt mang súng, dùi cui, mã tấu.
      Around him milled French and Vietnamese soldiers carrying guns, clubs, and machetes.
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