bể
See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *peh ~ *pes.
Compare also Malay tasik (“lake”) for the semantic relationship.
Noun edit
- (archaic in mainstream Vietnamese dialects, regular usage in many dialects of North Central Vietnam) sea, ocean
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
- → Tai Dam: ꪙꪾ꫁ꪹꪚꪸ꫁
Noun edit
(classifier cái) bể • (𣷭, 波, 𤅶)
- some small water bodies, reserves or containers; a lake, a pool, a water reserve, a water tank, etc.
- bể bơi ― a swimming pool
- bể nước ― a water tank
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Vietic *-peh.