mần
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *mən. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] mʌn².
Verb
- (Central Vietnam, rare in Mekong Delta) to do
- Mần chi rứa? ― What are you doing?
- (Central Vietnam, rare in Mekong Delta) to make
- (Central Vietnam) to work
- đi mần ― to go to work
- (Central Vietnam) to bear the responsibilities of
- (colloquial) to beat up someone
Synonyms
- (to do, to make, to work, to bear the responsibilities of): làm
Derived terms
- mần ăn
- mần mò
- tần mần
Etymology 2
See mẩn.
Noun
(classifier nốt) mần
- alternative form of mẩn