mề

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic. Cognate with Muong Bi mềl, Thavung mɛ:n¹ (Suwilai, 2000). Compare Proto-Katuic *meel (“spleen”) (whence Eastern Katu mêl (“spleen”) and Pacoh mêl (“gizzard”)).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [me˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mej˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mej˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) mề • (𣎊)

gizzard (of a bird)

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