bóng tối

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bóng (“shadow”) +‎ tối (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ toj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ toj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ toj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ toj˦˥]

Noun

bóng tối

1. darkness