mả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 墓 (“tomb”, SV: mộ). Also compare mồ.

Noun

(classifier cái) mả • (𡏢)

1. (colloquial) tomb; grave

See also

Derived terms

• bốc mả
• cải mả
• cất mả
• chạp mả
• mồ mả

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

mả

1. (colloquial) clever; skillful; good at

Anagrams

• ảm