Vietnamese
Etymology
From bùng (“to rise up, to became big”) + nổ (“to explode”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ no˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˩ now˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ now˨˩˦]
Verb
bùng nổ
- to explode
- (of a war, battle) to break out