bển

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root bên (“side”) in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˦]

Noun

bển

1. (Southern Vietnam, certain topolects of Thanh Hoá) that side

Proper noun

bển

1. (Southern Vietnam, specifically) the United States of America