bản xứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 本處.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ sɨ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ sɨ˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ sɨ˦˥]

    Adjective

    bản xứ

    1. nationally, culturally or linguistically native
      Near-synonym: bản địa (biologically, geographically or demographically native)