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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Late-Vietic *poːʔ, related to Chinese 父 (MC pjuX|bjuX) (SV: phụ) likely through a Tai language. Compare Proto-Tai *boːᴮ, whence Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ). Ultimately a nursery word.
Noun
bố • (𢂞)
- (Northern Vietnam) a father
- Synonyms: áng, ba, bác, bọ, cậu, cha, thầy, tía
Pronoun
bố
- (Northern Vietnam) I/me, your father
- (Northern Vietnam) you, my father
- (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your/my father
- (Northern Vietnam, ironic) you, a male who I'm thinking is being stupid
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 布. Doublet of vải.
Noun
bố
- burlap; jute fabric