ong bầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ong (“bee”) + bầu, from Proto-Vietic *buː (cf. Old Chinese 蜉 (OC *[b](r)u) (B-S)).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓəw˦˩] ~ [ʔɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓəw˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) ong bầu

  1. carpenter bee
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