bất kì

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Sino-Vietnamese word from (not) and ; ; (to depend on; odd; it/one/that). This term is present in the Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum as 不期 inopinatum (unexpected). Perhaps this adjective sense became "random" and the determiner sense was gained as contamination from bất cứ.”

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Pronunciation

Determiner

bất

  1. any; whatever
    Synonym: bất cứ
    bất kì aianyone

Adjective

bất

  1. (rare) random; indiscriminate