ba ba

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁paʔ (“turtle”); cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *tpaː (“turtle”) (whence Bahnar tơpa) and Proto-Katuic *tpaa (“soft-shelled turtle”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) ba ba

soft-shell turtle

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