bướm

See also: buồm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *paːmʔ. Cognates including Proto-Pong *paːm³, Thổ pəmpɨam³, Hoà Bình Muong pɨəm¹ pɨəm³, Sơn La Muong pɨəm³, Thanh Hoá Muong bɨəm³, Muong Bi pươm pưởm.

Compare also Khmu [Cuang] tlaːmpaːm.

Noun

(classifier con) bướm • (𧊉, 𠰏, 𧒅, 蝶, 乏) (phonemic reduplicative bươm bướm)

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: (literary) hồ điệp
  2. (vulgar, anatomy) vulva
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) bướm

  1. pansy
    Synonym: păng-xê
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