B40

English

Etymology

Short for bottom 40 percent, a portion of Malaysia's population.

Noun

B40 (countable and uncountable, plural B40s) (Malaysia)

1. A household with a household income among the bottom 40% of household incomes nationally.
2. A person from such a household.

Coordinate terms

• M20, middle-income Malaysian households
• T20, top-income Malaysian households

Malay

Etymology

See English etymology.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /biˈfoti/ [biˈfo.t̪i] (English-based)
  • Rhymes: -oti
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌbi əmˌpat ˈpuloh/ [ˌbi əmˌpat̪̚ ˈpu.loh] (Malay-based, rare)
  • Rhymes: -uloh

Noun

B40 (plural B40-B40 or B40²)

1. the lowest 40 percent of household income group
   1. person or household from the lowest 40% household income group

Adjective

B40 (comparative lebih B40, superlative paling B40)

1. (derogatory) uncivilized

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

B40

Wikipedia ^vi

Etymology

Short for English bazooka + 40, referring to the barrel caliber in millimeters.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓon˧˦ mɨəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓoŋ˦˧˥ mɨj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓoŋ˦˥ mɨj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: bê bốn mươi

Noun

B40

1. (military) rocket-propelled grenade, specifically the RPG-2

Derived terms

• lưới B40