bố

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“not (strong 2)”). Cognate with Isan บ่, Lao ບໍ່ (bǭ), Thai บ่ (bɔ̀ɔ).

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓo˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓo˦]

Adverb

bố

1. not (negates a verb)

Verb

bố

1. to not have
2. do not

Synonyms

• bấu
• mì
• ná
• nắm

 

References

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˥]

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Etymology 1

From Late-Vietic *poːʔ, related to Chinese 父 (MC pjuX|bjuX) (SV: phụ) likely through a Tai language. Compare Proto-Tai *boːᴮ, whence Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ). Ultimately a nursery word.

Noun

bố • (𢂞)

1. (Northern Vietnam) a father

   Synonyms: áng, ba, bác, bọ, cậu, cha, thầy, tía

Pronoun

bố

1. (Northern Vietnam) I/me, your father
2. (Northern Vietnam) you, my father
3. (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your/my father
4. (Northern Vietnam, ironic) you, a male who I'm thinking is being stupid

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 布. Doublet of vải.

Noun

bố

1. burlap; jute fabric