bọn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

bọn • (呠)

  1. (colloquial or derogatory in Northern Vietnam, literary in other dialects) group; gang; cohorts; associates
    Synonym: (Southern Vietnam) tụi
    bọn tôi ― we; us (literally, “me and the people with me”)
    bọn mày ― you guys; y'all
    bọn thằng Hùng ― Hùng and the others (with him)
    bọn con Lâm ― Lâm and the others (with her)
    • 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 4: Báu vật ở lâu đài K'Rahlan, Kim Đồng, chapter 22
      Chỉ đến khi bắt đầu nhận ra mình đang hít thở khó khăn, tay chân gần như không cựa quậy được, bọn Kăply mới giật bắn mình.
      Only when they realized they had difficulty breathing and that they could almost not move their limbs anymore did Kăply and his friends startle.

Derived terms

See also

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃̄/

Verb

bọn

  1. to be worn out
    Synonym: gbó
    Sálúbàtà bàbá mi ti bọn jù, kò ṣeé wọ̀. ― My dad's sandals are too tattered, they're not wearable.
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