bom ba càng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bom (“bomb”) +‎ ba (“three”) +‎ càng (“pincer; shaft”), literally “tri-pincer bomb”. This weapon was famously employed by the Vietminh against French expeditionary forces during the Battle of Hanoi (1946).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

bom ba càng

  1. lunge mine
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