quê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "que"
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From que (“what”)
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
quê
- (sentence-final) what (which thing)
- Pensas no quê?
- You are thinking about what?
- Quê?
- What?
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
quê m (plural quês)
- a characteristic (distinguishable feature of a person or thing)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
quê m (plural quês)
- cue (name of the letter Q, q)
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- countryside; the country, rural area
- a birthplace
- a hometown
- Tết này có về quê hông?
- Will you go back to your hometown this New Year?
- one's parent's birthplace
Usage notesEdit
- When making an ID card, it is required to list your parent's (usually father's) hometown instead even if it's not the same as yours.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
AdjectiveEdit
- Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”).
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying
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