Vietnamese
Etymology
From ban (“period”) + mai (“early morning”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ maːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ maːj˧˧]
Noun
ban mai
- (literary) early in the morning; dawn
- Synonym: bình minh