bác

See also: bac, BAC, Bác, bắc, Bắc, bạc, -bac-, and Appendix:Variations of "bac"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Late Proto-Vietic *paːk (“uncle, father/mother's older brother”), from Middle Chinese 伯 (MC paek, “uncle”) (SV: bá).

Noun

bác • (伯)

1. (archaic) father

   bác mẹ

   parents

2. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
3. paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife

Synonyms

• bá

Pronoun

bác

1. you, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents

   Antonyms: cháu, con

2. he/him/she/her, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents

   Antonyms: cháu, con

3. (familiar) you, someone who's slightly older than me

   Synonyms: anh, chị

   Antonym: em

Derived terms

• Bác

Etymology 2

Verb

bác

1. to scramble (eggs, etc.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 駁.

Verb

bác

1. (often in compounds) to reject, to dismiss, to refute, to turn down

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bác bỏ
• bài bác
• khích bác