bản ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本語, composed of 本 (“oneself”) and 語 (“language; speech”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

bản ngữ

  1. mother tongue; first language; native language; native tongue

Synonyms

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