bộng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bọng

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *boːŋʔ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bộng • (棒)

1. hollow (of trees, etc.)

   Có tổ chim trong bộng cây. ― There's a nest inside a tree hollow.