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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *peh ~ *pes.
Compare also Malay tasik (“lake”) for the semantic relationship.
Noun
bể • (𣷭, 波, 𤅶)
- (archaic in mainstream Vietnamese dialects, regular usage in many dialects of North Central Vietnam) sea, ocean
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
(classifier cái) bể • (𣷭, 波, 𤅶)
- some small water bodies, reserves or containers; a lake, a pool, a water reserve, a water tank, etc.
- bể bơi ― a swimming pool
- bể nước ― a water tank
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *-peh.
Verb
bể • (𢯏)
- to break, to be broken
Adjective
bể • (𢯏)
- (Southern Vietnam) broken into pieces
- Synonym: vỡ