mắng

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Hanoi [maŋ˧˦]Huế [maŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [maŋ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mắngrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

mắng means to scold; to chide.

Meanings of mắng in English

Verb

Northern Vietnam to scold, to chide ≈ chửi la rầy

Verb

obsolete to listen, to hear

Words with mắng

chửi mắng la mắng mắng mỏ mắng vốn trách mắng

Example sentences with mắng

Bạn bị giáo viên mắng à? Were you scolded by your teacher?
Tom mắng Mary. Tom berated Mary.
"Người đó đã nói gì thế?" "Anh ta hoàn toàn mù tiếng Nga cho nên tôi mắng anh ta bằng tiếng Nga." "What was that person saying?" "He couldn't communicate in Russian at all so I told him off in Russian."

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mắng could be written as 𠻵, 莽, 忙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *c-maŋʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cmVŋ (“to hear”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] cəmaŋ³, Bolyu mɔŋ³³, Mon မှိၚ်, Eastern Lawa ฮมอง.

Frequently asked questions

What does mắng mean in English?

mắng (verb) means "to scold; to chide".

How do you pronounce mắng?

IPA: Hanoi [maŋ˧˦]; Saigon [maŋ˦˥]. Tones: mắng — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.