bản ngữ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本語, composed of 本 (“oneself”) and 語 (“language; speech”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun edit

bản ngữ

mother tongue; first language; native language; native tongue

Synonyms edit

tiếng mẹ đẻ

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