oẹ

interjectionverb

Hanoi [ʔwɛ˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔwɛ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [(ʔ)wɛ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

oẹheavynặng

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

oẹ means blech; blarg.

Meanings of oẹ in English

Interjection

onomatopoeia blech; blarg

Verb

colloquial to throw up; to puke; to hurl ≈ mửa nôn ói

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, oẹ could be written as 呱, 噦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Frequently asked questions

What does oẹ mean in English?

oẹ (interjection) means "blech; blarg".

How do you pronounce oẹ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔwɛ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [(ʔ)wɛ˨˩˨]. Tones: oẹ — heavy tone (nặng).

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