bố
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Late-Vietic *poːʔ, related to Chinese 父 (MC pjuX|bjuX) (SV: phụ) likely through a Tai language. Compare Proto-Tai *boːᴮ, whence Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ). Ultimately a nursery word.
Noun edit
Pronoun edit
bố
- (Northern Vietnam) I/me, your father
- (Northern Vietnam) you, my father
- (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your/my father
- (Northern Vietnam, ironic) you, a male who I'm thinking is being stupid
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 布. Doublet of vải.
Noun edit
bố