mần

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *mən; cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] mʌn².

Verb

mần • (𲈧, 𤔫)

1. (Central Vietnam, humorous elsewhere) to do, to work

   Synonym: làm

   Mần chi rứa? ― What're you doing?

2. (colloquial) to beat up someone

Derived terms

• mần ăn
• mần mò
• tần mần

 

Etymology 2

See mẩn.

Noun

(classifier nốt) mần

1. Alternative form of mẩn