bả

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Contraction of bà + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

bả

(Southern Vietnam) she; her (woman of higher social status)

Synonyms

(she): bà ấy

Etymology 2

Noun

bả (𥸿)

a type of poison used to kill some kinds of animal

Derived terms

bả chuột (poison to kill rats and mice)
bả chó (poison to kill dogs)
đánh bả (to poison using bả)

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