mặn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "man"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-maɲʔ (“salted”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [man˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

mặn • (曼, 𪉾, 𠼦, 慢, 漫, 𪉽)

salted
nước mặn ― salted water; seawater
(of food) salty (having too much salt)
(of food) having meat or fish; not vegetarian or vegan; roughly equivalent to English savory
Antonyms: chay (“vegan”), ngọt (“sweet”)
(figurative, colloquial) passionate; ardent

Derived terms

Derived terms

mặn đắng
mặn mà
mặn mòi
mặt chát
mặt lè
nước mặn

See also

muối

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