mlẽ

Etymology
From  (B-S).

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects.

Noun

 * 1) reason

Descendants

 * Northern Vietnamese: (from the form with nasal assimilation)
 * Central-Southern Vietnamese: (inherited reflex in Central and Southern dialects, modern Northern usage much influenced by the usage in Central-Southern dialects)