bển

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root bên (“side”) in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˦]

Noun

bển

  1. (Southern Vietnam, certain regions of Thanh Hoá) that side

Proper noun

bển

  1. (Southern Vietnam, specifically) the United States of America
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