bác

See also: bac, BAC, Bác, bắc, Bắc, bạc, -bac-, and Appendix:Variations of "bac"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓaːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Late Proto-Vietic *paːk (“uncle, father/mother's older brother”), from Middle Chinese 伯 (MC pˠæk̚, “uncle”) (SV: bá).

Noun

bác (伯)

(archaic) father
bác mẹ
parents
paternal uncle, father's elder brother
paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife
used to address a person who is (presumably) a little older than one's parents
(informal, colloquial) used to address a person who is a little older than one, which could be replaced by anh ("brother") or chị ("sister"), usually in order that their children can learn how to address that person.

Synonyms

bá

Pronoun

bác

you (older person, respectful)
I (older person, deserving of respect)

Derived terms

Bác

Etymology 2

Verb

bác

to scramble (eggs, etc.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 駁.

Verb

bác

(only in compounds) to reject, to dismiss, to refute, to turn down

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