me-xừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French monsieur.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˨˩]
  • Phonetic spelling: me xừ

Noun

me-xừ

  1. (colloquial, dated) A title conferred on an adult male, has a humorous connotation nowadays.