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buồng

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See also: buông and bướng

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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(classifier cái, căn) buồng (, , 𢩣)

  1. bedroom
  2. cabin
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *bɔːŋ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *buːŋʔ (bunch, cluster).

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese buầng in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Noun

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buồng (, )

  1. (of bananas or areca nuts) bunch

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