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Tày
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ɓaːꟲ (“crazy”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Khün ᨷ᩶ᩤ, Lao ບ້າ (bā), Lü ᦢᦱᧉ (ḃaa²), Shan မႃႈ (māa) or ဝႃႈ (wāa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥲ (màa, “to be angry”), Ahom 𑜈𑜡 (bā), Thai บ้า (bâa).
Adjective
bả (𠇕)
- crazy; foolish
- pền bả ― gotten crazy
- phuối bả ― say foolishly
- bả pác ― insane (literally, “foolish mouth”)
- (of an animal) rabid
- ma bả ― rabid dog
- naive
- đếch nhằng bả ― naive children
- quick; in a hurry
- bả mừa dương mé ― hurriedly going home to visit one's grandmother
Verb
bả
- to fool; to scam
- tốc bả ― to be fooled
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
bả
- in a hurry; rushed
- bả mừa dương mé ― rushed to visit grandma at home
Verb
bả
- to budge; wriggle
- bả thai ― twitching before death
Tu ngù kin ím bả bấu đảy.- The snake was so full that it couldn't move.
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Etymology 3
Noun
bả
- banyan
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References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root bà in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.
Pronoun
bả
- (Southern Vietnam, certain topolects of Thanh Hoá) she; her (woman of higher social status)
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Etymology 2
Noun
bả • (𥸿)
- a type of poison used to kill some kinds of animal
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