mèo
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Muong
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Vietnamese mèo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mèo
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, from the animal's cry. Compare Khasi miaw, Ahom 𑜈𑜢𑜈𑜫 (biw), Chinese 貓/猫, Thai แมว (mɛɛo), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠ᩅ, Lao ແມວ (mǣu), Lü ᦶᦙᧁ (maew), Shan မႅဝ်း (méao), Zhuang meuz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛw˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɛw˨˩]
- Homophone: Mèo
Audio (Hà Nội): (file) Audio (Saigon): (file)
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[edit]mèo
Further reading
[edit]- "mèo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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- Muong terms with IPA pronunciation
- Muong lemmas
- Muong nouns
- mtq:Zoology
- Vietnamese onomatopoeias
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- Vietnamese terms with audio pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by con
- Vietnamese lemmas
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- Vietnamese verbs
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