Muong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *kəc ~ *kɨc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔic ~ *ʔiə[c] ~ *ʔ[ə]c. Cognate with Vietnamese cứt (shit).

For the semantic development, compare Malay tahi besi, Javanese ꦠꦲꦶ (tai), Burmese သံချေး (samhkye:), Chepang खय (khəy), all mean "rust".

The original meaning was taken over by é, a cognate of Vietnamese ỉa (to shit), and is now both a verb and a noun.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kếch

  1. (Mường Bi) rusted; rusty

References

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  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kếch

  1. (colloquial) huge; enormous

Derived terms

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