moả

See also: moa and mỏa

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

mỏa

Etymology edit

Contraction of moa + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification. Also borrowed from French moi (“me”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mwaː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mwaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mwaː˨˩˦]

Pronoun edit

moả

(dated, Southern Vietnam, humorous) I, me