bến

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t‹p›inʔ, an infixed form of *tinʔ (“to go/come up”), from which also đến.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bến (𡔖, 𤅶, 𥘂)

a station (place where a vehicle may stop)
Bến xe Miền Đông ― Mien Dong Coach Station
a port or a wharf

Usage notes

On land, large bến, such as Ho Chi Minh City's Mien Dong Coach Station, are stations where coaches and coach-vans used for inter-province travel can also park. Smaller bến are only specialized for numbered buses, carts and autorickshaws used for in-province travel or commute.
Compare ga (“train station”).

Derived terms

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