chó má

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

chó (“dog”) +‎ má; the second syllable is from the Tai word for “dog” (cf. Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”), whence Thai หมา (mǎa)), and underwent assimilation in tone to the first.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ maː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ maː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ maː˦˥]

Noun edit

chó má

dog (generally speaking)

Adjective edit

chó má

Used in abuses.