bồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Verb

bồng • (捧, 摓, 𢸚, 𣠑)

1. to carry in one's arms

Derived terms

• ẵm bồng
• bế bồng
• bồng bế

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 篷. Compare buồm.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

1. (nautical, obsolete) a sail

   Synonym: buồm

2. a boat
3. covering roof for cars or boats

   Synonym: mui

4. (nautical, obsolete) fore (toward the bow of a boat)

   Antonym: tếch

Derived terms

• nặng bồng nhẹ tếch

Etymology 3

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

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bồng

1. kind of hourglass drum

Derived terms

• nhởn nhơ như con đĩ đánh bồng

Adjective

bồng

1. hourglass-shaped

Etymology 4

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

Verb

bồng

1. to swell; to bloat

Adjective

bồng

1. bloated; puffed

   Synonyms: phồng, vồng

Derived terms

• bềnh bồng
• bồng bềnh

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蓬.

Noun

bồng

1. kind of grass, traditionally used to make arrows

Derived terms

• tang bồng hồ thỉ