mắn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [man˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敏 (“to be eager”, SV: mẫn).

The mắn element as in mau mắn (“quick”) and may mắn (“lucky”) are probably unrelated to mắn đẻ, as both words exhibit the regular pattern of -ăn reduplication, deriving from the bases mau and may respectively.

Verb

mắn

1. (only in compounds) to be eager to

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mắn đẻ

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Combining form

mắn

1. reduplicant of may, only used in may mắn
2. reduplicant of mau, only used in mau mắn

Anagrams

• nắm