ba kích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巴戟 (“root of Morinda officinalis”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, trái, quả) ba kích

1. a kind of Indian mulberry (of the species Morinda officinalis)