bồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bồng • (捧, 摓, 𢸚, 𣠑)

  1. to carry in one's arms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 篷. Compare buồm.

    Noun

    (classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

    1. (nautical, obsolete) a sail
      Synonym: buồm
    2. a boat
    3. covering roof for cars or boats
      Synonym: mui
    4. (nautical, obsolete) fore (toward the bow of a boat)
      Antonym: tếch
    Derived terms
    • nặng bồng nhẹ tếch

    Etymology 3

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    (classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

    1. kind of hourglass drum
    Derived terms
    • nhởn nhơ như con đĩ đánh bồng

    Adjective

    bồng

    1. hourglass-shaped

    Etymology 4

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Verb

    bồng

    1. to swell; to bloat

    Adjective

    bồng

    1. bloated; puffed
      Synonyms: phồng, vồng
    Derived terms

    Etymology 5

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 蓬.

      Noun

      bồng

      1. kind of grass, traditionally used to make arrows
      Derived terms
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