bà con

See also: bacon, bacón, and Bacon

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from bà (“grandma”) +‎ con (“child”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ kɔn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ kɔŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ kɔŋ˧˧]

Noun

(collective) relatives
(collective, familiar) one's rural townspeople

Pronoun

(familiar) y'all, my rural townspeople
Synonym: bà con cô bác

Trước hết tôi xin cám ơn bà con đã có mặt đầy đủ tại buổi họp thôn hôm nay.
First, I would like to thank everyone for attending this town meeting.

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