Vietnamese
Etymology
Compound of bông + bụp (a variant of bụt, cf. bão táp).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓup̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓup̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓʊp̚˨˩˨]
Noun
(classifier cây) bông bụp
- (Southern Vietnam) hibiscus
- Synonyms: dâm bụt, râm bụt, cẩn