buồng

See also: buông and bướng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) 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)

1. bedroom
2. cabin

Derived terms

• buồng ngủ
• buồng tắm
• buồng tối (“darkroom”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

buồng • (蓬, 逢)

1. (of bananas or areca nuts) a bunch

See also

• nải (“hand”)
• buồng trứng (“ovary”)