bậu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Cognate with Muong Bi pẫu. Compare also Tày pậu.

Attested as Middle Vietnamese bậu (“friend”) in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronoun

bậu • (部)

1. (archaic, literary) you
2. (endearing, Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) you, my wife

Related terms

• qua (“I; me”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cái) bậu • (倍)

1. windowsill

Etymology 3

Verb

bậu • (暴, 𧔙)

1. Alternative form of bâu (“to assemble; to gather”)