bồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bồng • (捧, 摓, 𢸚, 𣠑)

1. to carry in one's arms

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ẵm bồng
• bế bồng
• bồng bế

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 篷. Compare buồm.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

1. (nautical, obsolete) a sail

   Synonym: buồm

2. a boat
3. covering roof for cars or boats

   Synonym: mui

4. (nautical, obsolete) fore (toward the bow of a boat)

   Antonym: tếch

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nặng bồng nhẹ tếch

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

1. kind of hourglass drum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nhởn nhơ như con đĩ đánh bồng

 

Adjective

bồng

1. hourglass-shaped

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bồng

1. to swell; to bloat

Adjective

bồng

1. bloated; puffed

   Synonyms: phồng, vồng

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bềnh bồng
• bồng bềnh

 

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蓬.

Noun

bồng

1. kind of grass, traditionally used to make arrows

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tang bồng hồ thỉ