bả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

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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

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

Synonyms

• (she): bà ấy

Etymology 2

Noun

bả • (𥸿)

1. 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)