bà chằn

See also: bachan

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

bà chằng

Etymology

The sense "ferocious woman" was likely due to the word being treated as if it is a compound of bà (“old woman, old lady”) +‎ chằn (“ogre”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕan˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ caŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) bà chằn

a type of slug
(colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman
Synonym: bà chằn lửa

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