ba ba

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (hypercorrection) baba === Etymology === From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁paʔ (“turtle”). Cognate with Proto-Bahnaric *tpaː (“turtle”) (whence Bahnar tơpa), Proto-Katuic *tpaa (“soft-shelled turtle”), Samre m̩pʰaː, Khmu [Cuang] tmpaʔ and Mang maː¹ paː². Compare Proto-Austronesian *qaCipa (“soft-shelled turtle”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧] === Noun === (classifier con) ba ba • (巴巴, 蚆蚆) soft-shell turtle ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes spelled baba due to incorrect assumption that this is a recent loanword. ==== Derived terms ====