bộng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *boːŋʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *bɨŋ ~ *boŋ (hole, cavity)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bộng • ()

  1. hollow (of trees, etc.)
    Có tổ chim trong bộng cây.There's a nest inside a tree hollow.