bố

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˥]

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Etymology 1

From Late-Vietic *poːʔ, related to Chinese 父 (MC pɨo^X, bɨo^X) (SV: phụ) likely through a Tai language. Compare Proto-Tai *boːᴮ, whence Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ). Ultimately a nursery word.

Noun

bố • (𢂞)

1. (Northern Vietnam) a father

   Synonyms: áng, ba, bác, bọ, cậu, cha, thầy, tía

Pronoun

bố

1. (Northern Vietnam) I/me, your father
2. (Northern Vietnam) you, my father
3. (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your/my father
4. (Northern Vietnam, ironic) you, a male who I'm thinking is being stupid

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 布.

Noun

bố

1. burlap; jute fabric