bận

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Muong Bi pẫn.

As indicated by the Muong Bi cognate, Vietnamese /ɓ-/ here is not the result of denasalization of *m-, therefore unrelated to forms like 忙 (máng).

Noun

bận • (絆)

  1. (literary) time; occurrence

Adjective

bận • (絆, 𥾽)

  1. busy; occupied
    Antonyms: rảnh, rỗi
    • 2015 November 10, Như Bình Ngô, Elementary Vietnamese, 3rd edition, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 36:
      Chúng tôi bận chuẩn bị thi.
      We are busy preparing for the final exams.
Usage notes
  • If bận is used before a verb, it means "to be busy doing something".
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) vận (with lenition)

Verb

bận • (𦁂)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to wear (clothes)
Derived terms
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