mehmbwk

Zhuang

Etymology

From meh (“mother; woman”) +‎ mbwk (“big”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /me˧ ɓɯk˥/
• Tone numbers: me⁶mbwk⁷
• Hyphenation: meh‧mbwk

Noun

mehmbwk (classifier boux, 1957–1982 spelling meƅƃɯk)

1. woman; female

   Synonyms: caeuxyah, (dialectal) vunzbaz

2. wife