bao nả

Vietnamese

Etymology

bao (“how”) +‎ nả (“many”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ naː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ naː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ naː˨˩˦]

Adverb

bao nả • (包那, 包拿)

  1. (obsolete) how much
    • Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經), 12th century, folio 16b
      盎那恩包那，高審𱒢朋𫶸共怛。
      Áng nạ ơn bao nả, cao thẳm ví bằng trời cùng đất.
      How vast is the kindness of a father and mother? It reaches to the highest heights and deepest depths like heaven and earth.
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