mạt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *maːc.

Noun

(classifier con) mạt • (末)

1. certain species of mites and lice

See also

• bét, vét; rận

Derived terms

• bọ mạt
• mạt gà

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 末.

Probably merged with the native word mạt derived form the earlier form mlạt (“tasteless, insipid”), whence also modern lạt, nhạt, attested in the compound hèn mlạt (> hèn mạt) in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). For the sound change, compare mác (from earlier mlác).

Adjective

mạt

1. extremely poor; be in deep poverty

See also

Derived terms

• hèn mạt
• mạt hạng
• rẻ mạt