mlẽ

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnamese) mnhẽ

Etymology

From Old Chinese 理 (OC *m(ə).rəʔ) (B-S).

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects.

Pronunciation

Noun

mlẽ

  1. reason

Descendants

  • Northern Vietnamese: nhẽ (from the form with nasal assimilation)
  • Central-Southern Vietnamese: lẽ (inherited reflex in Central and Southern dialects, modern Northern usage much influenced by the usage in Central-Southern dialects)

References

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