bóng tròn

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóng (“ball”) +‎ tròn (“round”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕɔn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʈɔŋ˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ ʈɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ʈɔŋ˨˩]

Noun

bóng tròn

1. (literary) association football; soccer

Synonyms

• (association football): bóng đá, túc cầu (literary), đá banh (Southern Vietnam, colloquial)