Bác

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bac"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Bác Hồ (literally “Uncle Hồ”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

Pronoun

Bác

1. (informal, endearing) I/me, the old Ho Chi Minh

   Antonyms: cháu, anh, chị

2. (informal, endearing) you, the old Ho Chi Minh

   Antonym: cháu

3. (informal, endearing) he/him, the old Ho Chi Minh

   Synonym: Người