ẻm

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Contraction of em + the demonstrative ấy (that) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ẻm

  1. (Southern Vietnam, in the singular, polite) they/them, that person who's a little younger than me
  2. (Southern Vietnam, in the singular, polite) they/them, that student who's younger than me as a teacher

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