ỉa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese yả, from Proto-Vietic *ʔɛh (“to defecate; faeces”). Compare Central Vietnamese ẻ, Pacoh éh.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ỉa (依, 𥺿, 𦟑)

(informal, slightly vulgar) to poop; to shit

Synonyms

ị

See also

đái (“to pee”)

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