"bà nội" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓaː˦˩ noj˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: bà (“grandmother”) + nội (“paternal”) Etymology templates: {{af|vi|bà|nội|t1=grandmother|t2=paternal}} bà (“grandmother”) + nội (“paternal”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} bà nội, {{vi-noun}} bà nội
  1. a paternal grandmother Synonyms: nội
    Sense id: en-bà_nội-vi-noun-TppKKcgC Categories (other): Parents Disambiguation of Parents: 60 40
  2. (humorous, sarcastic) a sarcastic way of addressing a young girl or woman who you're annoyed with Tags: humorous, sarcastic Synonyms: , , mẹ, nội
    Sense id: en-bà_nội-vi-noun-wUky2-e- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Female family members, Female people Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Female family members: 31 69 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100
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        "3": "nội",
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      "name": "af"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "60 40",
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          "name": "Parents",
          "orig": "vi:Parents",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: ông nội"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a paternal grandmother"
      ],
      "id": "en-bà_nội-vi-noun-TppKKcgC",
      "links": [
        [
          "paternal grandmother",
          "paternal grandmother#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nội"
        }
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    },
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        {
          "english": "Bitch, please!",
          "text": "Thôi dẹp đê bà nội !",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Would you escort Her Highness home for me?",
          "text": "Kêu bà nội đó về dùm tui với !",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sarcastic way of addressing a young girl or woman who you're annoyed with"
      ],
      "id": "en-bà_nội-vi-noun-wUky2-e-",
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        [
          "humorous",
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(humorous, sarcastic) a sarcastic way of addressing a young girl or woman who you're annoyed with"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bà"
        },
        {
          "word": "má"
        },
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          "word": "mẹ"
        },
        {
          "word": "nội"
        }
      ],
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        "sarcastic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˦˩ noj˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bà nội"
}
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    "Vietnamese compound terms",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "vi:Female family members",
    "vi:Female people",
    "vi:Parents"
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bà nội",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: ông nội"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a paternal grandmother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paternal grandmother",
          "paternal grandmother#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nội"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Vietnamese humorous terms",
        "Vietnamese sarcastic terms",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Bitch, please!",
          "text": "Thôi dẹp đê bà nội !",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Would you escort Her Highness home for me?",
          "text": "Kêu bà nội đó về dùm tui với !",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sarcastic way of addressing a young girl or woman who you're annoyed with"
      ],
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        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "sarcastic",
          "sarcastic"
        ]
      ],
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        "(humorous, sarcastic) a sarcastic way of addressing a young girl or woman who you're annoyed with"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bà"
        },
        {
          "word": "má"
        },
        {
          "word": "mẹ"
        },
        {
          "word": "nội"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "sarcastic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˦˩ noj˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˨˩ noj˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bà nội"
}

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