mày
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˨˩]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 眉 (“eyebrows”, SV: mi); compare mi (“eyelashes”).
Usage notes
- Functions as a "singular" noun and a general noun, and currently rarely or cannot be accompanied by cặp (“pair”) by itself.
- có vết thẹo nhỏ dưới mày ― having a small scar beneath (one of) the eyebrows
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mi(i)ʔ; cognate with Koho mi (“you”), Pacoh may (“you”), Khasi me (“you”), Mang miː², Central Nicobarese me (“you”).
Usage notes
- The corresponding first-person pronoun is tao.
- This form of address is considered disrespectful when speaking to an older person.
- Avoid using this to translate pronouns from certain languages of ethnic minorities (especially those of the Central Highlands) because this has been made into an unfair and inaccurate stereotype for languages that don't make use of extensive kinship terms like Vietnamese.
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