bụi

See also: bui, Bui, BUI, buí, bùi, Bùi, búi, Búi, and buì

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *buːlʔ.

Noun

bụi • (, , 𡏧, 𣻃, 𣾾)

  1. dust
Derived terms

Adjective

bụi

  1. dusty
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *buːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tbul ~ *tbuul. Cognate with Muong Bi pũl, Old Khmer tpal, thpal, Bahnar tơbul.

Noun

bụi • (, , 𦹷)

  1. bush, shrub, clump (of trees)
Derived terms
  • bụi rậm
  • cây bụi
  • lủi bụi