bạc

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: bạt

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Ag
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(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From Proto-Vietic *baːk (“white”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 白 (“white”, SV: bạch); cognate with Proto-Pong *paːk⁸ (“white”), Pong paːk, Thổ pɐːk⁸. The semantic development “white” > “silver” parallels that of vàng (“yellow” > “gold”).

Noun

bạc • (白, 鉑, 泊, 萡, 薄, 礴)

1. silver
2. money

Derived terms

Derived terms

• con bạc
• đánh bạc
• giấy bạc
• sòng bạc

 

Adjective

bạc • (白, 鉑, 泊, 萡, 薄, 礴)

1. made of silver
2. silvery
3. (of hair) gray/grey

   Tóc thầy bạc trắng như mây

   The teacher's hair is "white" (gray) like a cloud

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giấy bạc

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 薄 (“poor; weak”).

Adjective

bạc • (白, 鉑, 泊, 萡, 薄, 礴)

1. (of fate or life) miserable; ill