ba ba
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (hypercorrection) baba
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁paʔ (“turtle”). Cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *tpaː (“turtle”) (whence Bahnar tơpa), Proto-Katuic *tpaa (“soft-shelled turtle”), Samre m̩pʰaː, Khmu [Cuang] tmpaʔ and Mang maː¹ paː². Compare Proto-Austronesian *qaCipa (“soft-shelled turtle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- Sometimes spelled baba due to incorrect assumption that this is a recent loanword.