bọng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably a variant of bụng (“belly”), with influence from bộng.

Attested as bạo᷃ in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), glossed with Portuguese barriga, Latin venter. The compound đau bạo᷃ (“bellyache”) is also listed.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bọng • (𣻈)

  1. vesicle (small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body)
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