banh

See also: Banh, bánh, bành, and Bành

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin baneum, variant of balneum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baɲ]

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Noun

banh m (plural banhs)

1. bath

Related terms

• banhar

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˧˧]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French balle. Compare bành tô (from French paletot). Related to ban, which is probably borrowed separately from this term.

Noun

(classifier quả, trái) banh

1. (Southern Vietnam) ball

   Synonym: bóng

Usage notes

• When specifying a type of ball, bóng and bi are preferrably used over this word; i.e. bóng rổ (“basketball”), bóng đá (“soccer ball”) or bi sắt (“pétanque”).

Derived terms

• banh bóng
• banh đũa
• đá banh

Related terms

• ban (“ball made from rubber”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

banh

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) broken into smithereens; ruined; tattered

Verb

banh

1. to open
2. to expose
3. to reveal, to disclose, to lay bare

Derived terms

• banh chành
• banh ta-lông
• banh xác