bóng

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *pɔːŋʔ (“bladder”).

Noun

(classifier quả, trái) bóng • (俸, 𫕰, 䏾)

  1. a ball

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cái) bóng • (俸, 䏾, 𩃳, 𫕰, 𩄴)

  1. shadow
  2. reflection
    bóng cây trên mặt nước ― tree reflection on the water
  3. shade
    dưới bóng cây ― in the shade of the tree
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Adjective

bóng • (𣈖, 𡞗, 俸)

  1. shiny
  2. (slang, offensive) homosexual
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