bà
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ba (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 伫.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坝.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壩.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弝.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欛.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 灞.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爸.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 猈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罢, 罷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 耘.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 覇, 霸.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靳.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魿.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鮂.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鲄.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鲋.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 婆 (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩]
Pronoun
bà
- you, my grandmother
- (informal, familiar) you, an old woman
- (formal) you, a woman about 40 or older
- I/me, your grandmother
- (informal, familiar) I/me, an old woman
- (informal) you, a gal
- Bà chỉ tôi chỗ này với.
- Girl, can you help me with this one?
- (narratology) she/her, an admirable/lovable old/deceased woman
See also
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