ma men

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ma (“ghost”) +‎ men (“yeast”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ mɛn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ mɛŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ mɛŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) ma men

(colloquial) drunkard

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