bóng chày

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóng (ball) +‎ chày (pestle; bat). Compare Chinese 棒球 (bàngqiú, literally stick ball).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕaj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩]

Noun

bóng chày

  1. baseball