bợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bợ • (, 󱬵)

  1. (obsolete) to prop, to support
  2. (obsolete) to tend to
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “言志 Ngôn chí 10”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      店清吸月迎𱔩
      𣈜永𫀅花
      Đêm thanh hớp nguyệt nghiêng chén.
      Ngày vắng xem hoa bợ cây.
      On the clear nights, I tilt my cup and sip the moon;
      On the idle days, I gaze at my flowers and tend to my plants.
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *bəːʔ (Ferlus, 2007). The n-infixed form of this word yields nợ (debt; to owe).

Verb

bợ • (, 󱇹, 󱬵)

  1. (obsolete) to temporarily borrow, to pawn, to collateralize
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “寶鏡警戒 Bảo kính cảnh giới 19”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      𡗶㐌固庫無盡
      停底兒孫塊
      Trời đã có kho vô tận.
      Dành để nhi tôn khỏi bợ vay.
      Heaven already possesses an infinite storehouse;
      So its children shan't need to pawn and borrow.
Usage notes

Survives fossilized in the compound adjective tạm bợ.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • tạm bợ

Etymology 3

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Noun

(classifier cây) bợ

  1. Marsilea quadrifolia
    Synonyms: bợ nước, cỏ bợ, cỏ chữ điền, rau bợ, tần, cỏ tứ diệp
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