bưng

See also: bung, búng, and bụng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Verb

bưng • (𢬄)

to carry a recipient in both hands
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 4, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
  - Bưng cháo ra đây, chú em? - tiếng con gián điệp gọi lên lanh lảnh, khiến tôi nổi gai ốc khắp người.
  "Bring us the congee, will you?" the spy's voice called loudly, giving me goosebumps all over.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Khmer បឹង (bəng, “lake”).

Noun

bưng • (𣵮)

(Southern Vietnam) a kind of marshland

Derived terms

bưng biền

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