ban mai

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

  1. (literary) early in the morning; dawn
    Synonym: bình minh