Definition

1. Noun:

   • Mother, Mom: A familiar and affectionate term for one's mother, commonly used by children or in informal family contexts.
   • Tamarind: A tropical tree (Tamarindus indica) or its edible, sour fruit, commonly used in cooking.

2. Noun (obsolete/regional):

   • Calf: A young bovine animal, especially a young cow or bull.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Mother):

  • Me ơi, con đói quá! (Mom, I'm so hungry!)
  • Tối nay me có về sớm không? (Will you come home early tonight, Mom?)

• Noun (Tamarind):

  • Canh chua nấu với me rất ngon. (Sour soup cooked with tamarind is delicious.)
  • Cây me trước nhà tỏa bóng mát. (The tamarind tree in front of the house provides shade.)

• Noun (Calf):

  • Con bò cái mới đẻ được một con me. (The cow just gave birth to a calf.)

Advanced Usage

• "me Tây" / "me Mỹ": A dated, often derogatory term referring to a Vietnamese woman who married or had relationships with Western (French or American) men, typically during the colonial or war periods.
  • Thuật ngữ "me Tây" mang tính lịch sử và có thể xúc phạm. (The term "me Tây" is historical and can be offensive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây me (n): Tamarind tree.

  • Cây me cổ thụ đó đã hàng trăm năm tuổi. (That ancient tamarind tree is hundreds of years old.)

• Quả me / Trái me (n): Tamarind fruit.

  • Trẻ con thích ăn ô mai làm từ quả me. (Children like to eat dried snacks made from tamarind fruit.)

• Thịt me (n): Veal (meat from a calf).

  • Món sườn nướng này làm từ thịt me. (This grilled chop is made from veal.)

Synonyms

• Mother: Mẹ, má, u, bầm (other familiar terms for mother).
• Tamarind: A direct translation for the tree and fruit.
• Calf: Bê con (a more standard term for a young cow).

Related Idioms

• Chua như me: As sour as tamarind. Used to describe something or someone very sour in taste or temperament.
  • Quả xoài này chua như me. (This mango is as sour as tamarind.)

1. A child's word for mother (like mom) tamarind
   • cây me
     tamarind-tree