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˨˩˨]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *buːlʔ.

Noun

bụi • (陪, 倍, 𡏧, 𣻃, 𣾾)

1. dust

Derived terms

• bờ bụi
• bụi bẩn
• bụi bờ
• bụi đời
• bụi hồng
• bụi trần
• đi bụi
• gió bụi
• hít bụi

 

Adjective

bụi

1. dusty

Derived terms

• bụi bặm

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 • (棓, 蓓, 𦹷)

1. bush, shrub, clump (of trees)

Derived terms

• bụi rậm
• cây bụi
• lủi bụi