bùa

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese bùa. Doublet of búa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bùa

  1. evil spell; amulet
    Synonym: búa
    khoen bùato wear an amulet
    tả bùa hầư chàoto cast spells on someone

References

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  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (charm, SV: phù).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier , cái) bùa (, )

  1. charm; amulet
  2. (Wicca) spell

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Tày: bùa