moả
See also: moa and mỏa
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- mỏa
Etymology
Contraction of moa + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.Also borrowed from French moi (“me”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mwaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mwaː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mwaː˨˩˦]
Pronoun
moả
- (dated, Southern Vietnam, humorous) I, me