bậy bạ

Tày

Etymology

From Vietnamese bậy bạ.

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓəj˧˨ʔ ɓaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓəj˩˧ ɓaː˩˧]

Adjective

bậy bạ

1. thoughtless; inappropriate

References

• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français‎^[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

bậy (“morally wrong; false”) +‎ bạ (“to do randomly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩˨]

Adjective

bậy bạ

1. mischievous

   nói bậy nói bạ

   to speak objectionably

Verb

bậy bạ

1. to speak impolitely of another