bồ

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˨˩]
Homophone: Bồ

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

bồ • (䈬, 補)

(colloquial) boyfriend; girlfriend; date; romantic partner
Synonym: người yêu

Pronoun edit

bồ

(colloquial) you, my pal/mate/buddy

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

(classifier cái) bồ • (䈬)

bamboo basket

Derived terms edit

miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm

Etymology 3 edit

Might be related to the prefixal element in bồ cào, bồ hóng, and bồ nhìn/bù nhìn.

Alternative forms edit

bù

Prefix edit

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bồ

(non-productive) used to form birds' names
bồ câu (“dove, pigeon”)

bồ nông (“pelican”)

bồ các (“Eurasian magpie”)

bồ cắt (“falcon”)

bồ cốc (“cormorant”)

bồ chao (“white-crested laughing-thrush”)

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