mét

See also: Appendix:Variations of "met"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mètre.

Noun

mét

1. meter/metre (unit of measure)

Derived terms

• mét khối
• mét vuông

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

mét • (衊)

1. pale; wan; pallid

Derived terms

• tái mét
• xanh mét

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might be a borrowing from a Tai language.”)

Noun

(classifier cây) mét

1. (North Central Vietnam) a kind of bamboo

Further reading

• "mét" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)