Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 部族. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ təwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨] Noun bộ tộc clan; tribeWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.