bản xứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 本處.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bản xứ

  1. nationally, culturally or linguistically native
    Near-synonym: bản địa (biologically, geographically or demographically native)