Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

bàng

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) Malabar almond (Terminalia catappa)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài cây Terminalia catappa

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) grey sedge (Lepironia articulata)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài cây Lepironia articulata

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Tiếng ai giã bàng nhịp nhàng như tiếng lòng tôi.The sounds of someone pounding grey sedges are as rhythmic as my heartbeats.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “bàng” mean?

(noun) Malabar almond (Terminalia catappa)

Is “bàng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.