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
- baseball