Bác Tôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

bác (“uncle”) +‎ Tôn (surname of Tôn Đức Thắng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ ton˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ toŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ toŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Bác Tôn

1. (informal, endearing) Uncle Tôn (the Vietnamese's affectionate nickname for Tôn Đức Thắng)

See also

• Bác Hồ