mề

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic. Cognate with Muong Bi mềl, Thavung mɛ:n¹ (Suwilai, 2000). Also compare Proto-Katuic *meel (“spleen”) (whence Eastern Katu mêl (“spleen”) and Pacoh mêl (“gizzard”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) mề • (𣎊, 𦟂, 𫆿)

  1. gizzard (of a bird)
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