méc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

mách

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) This word is semantic rather than merely onomatopoeic, which makes /ɛːk/ an unusual rhyme even for southern dialects (the old rhyme /ɛːk/ has developed into <ach> in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚˦˥]
Homophone: mét

Verb

méc

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone