bút lông

Vietnamese

Etymology

bút (“writing instrument”) +‎ lông (“hair”), calque of Chinese 毛筆 / 毛笔 (mao bút).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, chiếc) bút lông • (筆𣭜)

  1. (calligraphy) an inkbrush
  2. (by extension) a brush pen
  3. (by extension) a marker pen

Derived terms

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