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