mlẽ
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Middle Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Northern Vietnamese) mnhẽ
Etymology[edit]
From Old Chinese 理 (OC *m(ə).rəʔ) (B-S).
Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Đông Kinh) [mlɛC2]
Noun[edit]
mlẽ
Descendants[edit]
- Northern Vietnamese: nhẽ (from the form with nasal assimilation)
- Central-Southern Vietnamese: lẽ (inherited reflex in Central and Southern dialects, modern Northern usage much influenced by the usage in Central-Southern dialects)