めっ

Japanese

Etymology

From 目(め) (me).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞ʔ]

Interjection

めっ • (me') 

1. an interjection for scolding a child.

   めっだからね？

   Me' dakara ne?

   You can't do that, OK?

References

• “めっ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
• “めっ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000