bóng bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóng (“ball”) +‎ bàn (“table”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier quả, trái (“table tennis ball”)) bóng bàn

1. table tennis, ping pong
2. ping pong ball

Synonyms

• (table tennis): binh bông