bác
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bac"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Late Proto-Vietic *paːk (“uncle, father/mother's older brother”), from Middle Chinese 伯 (MC paek, “uncle”) (SV: bá).
Noun edit
- (archaic) father
- bác mẹ
- parents
- paternal uncle, father's elder brother
- paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife
Synonyms edit
Pronoun edit
bác
- you, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
- he/him/she/her, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
- (familiar) you, someone who's slightly older than me
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bác
- to scramble (eggs, etc.)
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 駁.
Verb edit
bác
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Wiyot edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bác (vocative hodác)
- (to a male) sister-in-law
References edit
- Gladys A. Reichard (1925) Wiyot Grammar and Texts, University of California press, page 130
- Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 80