moả

See also: moa and mỏa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mỏa

Etymology

Contraction of moa + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification. Also borrowed from French moi (“me”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mwaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mwaː˨˩˦]

Pronoun

moả

1. (dated, Southern Vietnam, humorous) I, me