me-xừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French monsieur.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɛ˧˧ sɨ˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: me xừ

Noun

me-xừ

1. (colloquial, dated) A title conferred on an adult male, has a humorous connotation nowadays.