bà chằn in Vietnamese

IPA: [ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕan˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˦˩] [Huế], [ʔɓaː˨˩ caŋ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier], bà chằng [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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”). Etymology templates: {{com|vi|bà|chằn|t1=old woman, old lady|t2=ogre}} bà (“old woman, old lady”) + chằn (“ogre”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} bà chằn, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) bà chằn

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "bà",
        "3": "chằn",
        "t1": "old woman, old lady",
        "t2": "ogre"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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        "4": "",
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        "cls": "con"
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      "expansion": "(classifier con) bà chằn",
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "a ferocious woman"
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      "links": [
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      ],
      "qualifier": "can be offensive",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bà chằn lửa"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕan˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ caŋ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bà chằn"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese compound terms",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bà",
        "3": "chằn",
        "t1": "old woman, old lady",
        "t2": "ogre"
      },
      "expansion": "bà (“old woman, old lady”) + chằn (“ogre”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bà chằng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      "expansion": "(classifier con) bà chằn",
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a type of slug"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Southern Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms",
        "Vietnamese offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a ferocious woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ferocious",
          "ferocious"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "can be offensive",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bà chằn lửa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕan˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ caŋ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bà chằn"
}

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"bà chằn" meaning in Vietnamese

Noun