bồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bồng • (捧, 摓, 𢸚, 𣠑)

  1. to carry in one's arms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 篷. Compare buồm.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

  1. (nautical, obsolete) a sail
    Synonym: buồm
  2. a boat
  3. covering roof for cars or boats
    Synonym: mui
  4. (nautical, obsolete) fore (toward the bow of a boat)
    Antonym: tếch
Derived terms
  • nặng bồng nhẹ tếch

Etymology 3

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Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

  1. kind of hourglass drum
Derived terms
  • nhởn nhơ như con đĩ đánh bồng

Adjective

bồng

  1. hourglass-shaped

Etymology 4

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Verb

bồng

  1. to swell; to bloat

Adjective

bồng

  1. bloated; puffed
    Synonyms: phồng, vồng
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蓬.

Noun

bồng

  1. kind of grass, traditionally used to make arrows
Derived terms
  • tang bồng hồ thỉ
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