bừa bãi
Vietnamese
Etymology
bừa (“disorganized”) + bãi, from Khmer ល្បែ (lbae, “confusion; disorder; foolishness”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˨˩ ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˦˩ ʔɓaːj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˨˩ ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]
Adjective
bừa bãi
- disorganized; messy; untidy