bùa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bua"
Tày
Etymology
From Vietnamese bùa. Doublet of búa.
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ɓuə˧˨]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ɓuə˩]
Noun
bùa
- evil spell; amulet
- Synonym: búa
- khoen bùa ― to wear an amulet
- tả bùa hầư chào ― to cast spells on someone
References
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 符 (“charm”, SV: phù).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier lá, cái (“charm, amulet”)) bùa • (符, 苻)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tày: bùa