bác

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Late Proto-Vietic *paːk (“uncle, father/mother's older brother”), from Middle Chinese 伯 (MC paek, “uncle”) (SV: bá).

Noun

bác • (伯, 博)

  1. (archaic) father
    bác mẹ
    parents
  2. paternal uncle, father's elder brother
  3. paternal aunt-in-law, father's elder brother's wife
Synonyms

Pronoun

bác

  1. you, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  2. he/him/she/her, someone who's presumably slightly older than one of my parents
    Antonyms: cháu, con
  3. (familiar) you, someone who's slightly older than me
    Synonyms: anh, chị
    Antonym: em

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bác

  1. to scramble (eggs, etc.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 駁.

Verb

bác

  1. (often in compounds) to reject, to dismiss, to refute, to turn down
Derived terms
Derived terms

Wiyot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βát͡s/
  • Hyphenation: bác

Noun

bác (vocative hodác)

  1. (to a male) sister-in-law

References

  • Gladys A. Reichard (1925) Wiyot Grammar and Texts, University of California press, page 130
  • Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 80
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