bướu

See also: buòu and bươu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pɨəwʔ (goiter; goitre); cognates include Muong pưởu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨəw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, cục) bướu • (, 𱱟)

  1. (anatomy) gizzard
  2. (pathology) goiter; goitre
  3. (of a camel) hump

Derived terms