mặn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "man"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-maɲʔ (“salted”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mặn • (曼, 𪉾, 𠼦, 慢, 漫, 𪉽)

  1. salty (tasting of salt)
    nước mặn ― salty water
  2. (of foods) too salty
  3. having meat or fish; not vegan
    Antonyms: chay (“vegan”), ngọt (“sweet”)
  4. (figurative, colloquial) passionate; ardent

Derived terms

See also

Basic tastes in Vietnamese · vị (layout · text)
ngọt chua mặn đắng cay ngọt, ngọt thịt
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