áo bà ba

Vietnamese

Etymology

Analyzed as áo +‎ bà +‎ ba, lit. "shirt of the third (born) madam". According to Sơn Nam, named after the dress of the Baba Nyonya aka Peranakans (ethnic Chinese from Penang, Malaysia).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˧˦ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˦˥ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]

Noun

áo bà ba

  1. an ao ba ba, a traditional southern Vietnamese garment consisting of a long-sleeved, button-down silk shirt split at the waist with a scooped neck, paired with silk pants.
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