méc
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mec"
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) This word is semantic rather than merely onomatopoeic, which makes /ɛːk/ an unusual rhyme even for southern dialects (the old rhyme /ɛːk/ has developed into <ach> in most words, from example, Vietnamese hạch < Proto-Vietic *-hɛːk). Some authors have spelt it mét instead. See also ẹc.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɛk̚˦˥]
- Homophone: mét
Verb edit
méc
- (colloquial, Southern Vietnam) to sneak, to tell, to report (something bad) about someone