ỉa
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (North Central Vietnamẻ) ẻ (no diphthongization)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *ʔɛh (“to defecate; faeces”). Cognate with Muong Bi é. Compare Pacoh éh.
The Northern Middle Vietnamese yả is attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiə˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiə˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb
edit- (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, informal) to (take a) shit