bướm

See also: buồm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) 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)

a butterfly
Synonyms: bươm bướm, (literary) hồ điệp
(slang, anatomy) vulva

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

ngài
chim (“penis”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) bướm

pansy
Synonym: păng-xê

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