FromPortugueseque andquê.
quê
- (interrogative, sentence-final)what(which thing)
Tão cedo paraquê? Qui afogoso!- So early forwhat? So anxious!
quê
- (rare)alternative form ofqui:which
Quê cuza pôde fazê?- What can be done?
- (literally, “Which thing can be done?”)
FromLatinquem(“what”).
quê
- (interrogative, sentence-final)what(which thing)
- Pensas noquê? ―What are you thinking about?
quê m (pluralquês)
- acharacteristic(distinguishable feature of a person or thing)
quê m (pluralquês)
- The name of theLatin-script letterQ/q.
- (Latin-script letter names)letra;á,bê,cê,dê,é /ê,efe /fê,gê /guê,agá,i,jota /ji,cá /capa,ele /lê,eme /mê,ene /nê,ó /ô,pê,quê,erre /rê,esse,tê,u,vê,dáblio /dâblio /duplo vê,xis,ípsilon /i grego,zê
- (Nẫu)quơ(syllable-final/e/ > /əː/)
Inherited fromProto-Vietic*k-veːr(“village”), itself a*k- prefixed derivative ofProto-Vietic*veːr(“to return”) (whencevề). Cognate withMuongquêl(“village”) andChut [Rục]kəveːl¹. Compare alsoProto-Katuic*wiil ~ *weel (whencePacohveil).
quê• (圭,𬫀)
- thecountryside
- hometown(place of birth or residence)
- Synonym:nơisinh
Tết này có vềquê không?- Will you go back to yourhometown this New Year?
- one'sparent's, especially one'sfather's,birthplace
- Synonym:quê quán
Quê mày ở đâu ?
Đắk Lắk ạ.
Không phải ở đây. Ý tao làquê bố mày.- Hometown?
Dak Lak.
I'm not asking about your birthplace which is here. I'm asking about your father's.
quê• (圭,𬫀)
- short forquê mùa(“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”)
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension) veryembarrassing;mortifying
Mẹ ở nhà đi. Con lớn rồi có mẹ đi cùng thìquê lắm.- Just stay home. I'm a grown-up and it's embarrassing to be chaperoned by you.
