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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: bạt

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Ag	Previous: palađi (Pd)
Ag	Next: cađimi (Cd)

(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)

silver
money

Derived terms

Adjective

bạc (白, 鉑, 泊, 萡, 薄, 礴)

made of silver
silvery
(of hair) gray/grey
Tóc thầy bạc trắng như mây
The teacher's hair is "white" (gray) like a cloud

Derived terms

giấy bạc

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

bạc (白, 鉑, 泊, 萡, 薄, 礴)

(of fate or life) miserable; ill

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