Vietnamese
Etymology
bầu + bạn possibly from Sino-Vietnamese 陪伴.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
bầu bạn
- friends (generally speaking)
Verb
bầu bạn
- (colloquial) to make friends