vế

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ve˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vej˦˥] ~ [jej˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-peːl (“thigh”).

Noun

vế • (髀)

the calf (back of the leg below the knee)

Derived terms

bắp vế

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from the etymology 1 above.”)

Noun

vế

a side (in the context of two or more sides)
(only in compounds) role

Derived terms

chuyển vế
đổi vế
lép vế
vai vế

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