miệng

See also: miếng and miểng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) mẹng (no dipthongization)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *mɛːŋʔ (“mouth”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *miəŋʔ (“mouth, jaw”). Cognate with Kri meengq ("language"), Semai miing (“cheek”), Khmu [Cuang] miəŋ ("to chew"). Doublet of miếng through a prefixed form, and also mánh.

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 皿 (MC mjaengX).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

(classifier cái) miệng • (𠱄, 𠰘)

  1. (anatomy) mouth
    Synonyms: mồm (informal), mỏ (offensive)
    báo cáo miệng ― spoken report
  2. (informal) family member

Derived terms

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