bóng

See also: bong, Bong, bông, bỗng, bổng, and Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *pɔːŋʔ (“bladder”).

Noun

(classifier quả, trái) bóng

ball
(of a body) bladder

Derived terms

bong bóng (“ballon, bladder”)
bóng đái (“urinary bladder”)

Related terms

banh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *pɔːŋʔ (“shadow”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] /pɒːŋ³/, Chut [Rục] /pɔːŋ³/, and Muong póng.

Noun

(classifier cái) bóng

shadow

Derived terms

Terms derived from bóng

bóng tối

hình bóng

như hình với bóng

Adjective

bóng (fully reduplicated form bong bóng)

shiny
(slang, offensive) homosexual

Derived terms

Terms derived from bóng

bóng bẩy
bóng lộn

bóng loáng

sáng bóng

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