mã tà
Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Perhaps from Malay mata(-mata) (“police”) or from French matraque. Compare Min Nan 馬打 / 马打 (má-tâ), Thai หมาต๋า (mǎa-dtǎa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mã tà
- (Southern Vietnam, historical) policeman during the French colonial period
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