ban mai

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ban (“period”) +‎ mai (“early morning”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ maːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ maːj˧˧]

Noun

ban mai

1. (literary) early in the morning; dawn

   Synonym: bình minh