bộp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bop"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) bợp (/o/ > /əː/ before bilabials)

Adjective

bộp • (𠶙) (diminutive reduplication bồm bộp)

  1. (onomatopoeia) Used to describe a deep, dull, compact sound, such as that of a heavy object falling or hitting something solid; with a thud, plop, smack, etc.
    Quả mít rơi bộp xuống đất. ― The jackfruit fell to the ground with a thud.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bộp

  1. Cinnamomum polyadelphum (tropical tree native to Indochina)
    Synonyms: hậu phát, quế bời lời
Derived terms
  • bộp quả bầu dục (“Actinodaphne ellipticibacca”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.