Mão

See also: mào

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Mẹo

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卯. Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦖᧁᧉ (ṁaw²), Isan เหม้า, Lao ເໝົ້າ (mao).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Mão

1. a unisex given name from Chinese
2. the fourth earthly branch represented by the Cat in Vietnam and by the Rabbit in China

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi ^{(Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)}

Derived terms

• giờ Mão