ẻ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

ẻ	U+1EBB, ẻ LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH HOOK ABOVE

Composition:

e [U+0065] + ◌̉ [U+0309]

← Ẻ
[U+1EBA]

Latin Extended Additional

Ẽ →
[U+1EBC]

Vietnamese

Etymology

(verb): See ỉa. Diphthongization did not take place, thus the conservative monophthong was preserved.

This is originally a regional form from the North Central region, but now can be seen used by speakers of other dialects on the Internet as a euphemism.

Pronunciation

(Vinh) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˩]
(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˩]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˨]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˨˩˦]

Letter

ẻ (upper case Ẻ)

The letter e in hỏi tone.

Verb

ẻ

North Central Vietnam form of ỉa (“to take a poop, to shit”)

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