buồng

See also: buông and bướng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]
Homophone: buồn
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Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 房 (“room”, SV: phòng). Doublet of phòng.

Noun

(classifier căn) buồng • (房, 逢, 𢩣)

Derived terms

buồng ngủ
buồng tắm
buồng tối (“darkroom”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese buầng, from Proto-Vietic *bɔːŋ.

Noun

buồng • (蓬, 逢)

(of bananas or areca nuts) a bunch

See also

nải (“hand”)
buồng trứng (“ovary”)

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