bển
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ben"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of bên (“side”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bển
Proper noun
[edit]bển
- (Southern Vietnam, specifically) the United States of America