vế

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ve˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vej˦˥] ~ [jej˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-peːl (“thigh”).

Noun

vế • (髀)

  1. the calf (back of the leg below the knee)
Derived terms
  • bắp vế

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from the etymology 1 above.”)

Noun

vế

  1. a side (in the context of two or more sides)
  2. (only in compounds) role
Derived terms
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