bắp
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The "banana blossom" sense is almost certainly original, with other senses derived from it.”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓap̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓap̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓap̚˦˥]
- (Quảng Nam) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːp̚˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun edit
(classifier cây (“maize, corn”)) bắp • (𥟼)
- (of a banana plant) a blossom
- bắp chuối ― a banana blossom
- (by extension) muscle
- (by extension, Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) maize, corn
See also edit
Derived terms