mẹng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *mɛːŋʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɛŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cấy) mẹng

1. North Central Vietnam form of miệng (“mouth”)
   • 2010, Nguyễn Tú, Văn hóa dân gian Quảng Bình [Folkloric culture of Quảng Bình], volume 2, Hanoi: National University of Hanoi Publisher, page 239:

     Đừng hả mẹng ra mà la, chẳng ai nghe mi mô.

     Do not open your mouth and scold, no one would hear a single word from you.