vệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ve"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

vệ • (躗, 讏)

  1. edge, side
    vệ đường ― the side of the road

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衛.

Verb

vệ

  1. (only in compounds) to protect
Derived terms

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