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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [vu˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [vʊw˨˩˦] [Huế], [vʊw˦˥] (note: Saigon), [jʊw˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vú.wav Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𦜘 [CJK], vếu [alternative], [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-buːʔ (the prefixed deriviate of Proto-Vietic *buːʔ ~ ʔuːʔ (“to suck at breast”)), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɓuːʔ (“to suck, to suckle”). Cognate with Muong Bi pủ (“breast”). Doublet of bú (“to suckle”). Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese ꞗú in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-buːʔ}} Proto-Vietic *k-buːʔ, {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*buːʔ ~ ʔuːʔ||to suck at breast}} Proto-Vietic *buːʔ ~ ʔuːʔ (“to suck at breast”), {{inh|vi|aav-pro|*ɓuːʔ||to suck, to suckle}} Proto-Austroasiatic *ɓuːʔ (“to suck, to suckle”), {{cog|mtq|-}} Muong, {{doublet|vi|bú|t1=to suckle}} Doublet of bú (“to suckle”), {{cog|mkh-mvi|ꞗú}} Middle Vietnamese ꞗú Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=乳, 布, 咘, 𦜘}} vú • (乳, 布, 咘, 𦜘), {{vi-noun|乳, 布, 咘, 𦜘}} vú • (乳, 布, 咘, 𦜘)
  1. (anatomy, of a primate) breast Synonyms (a woman's breast): bưởi
    Sense id: en-vú-vi-noun-OBNtbjQ4 Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 28 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 34 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 25 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 60 36 3 1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of "a woman's breast": 88 12 0 0
  2. (anatomy, by extension, of a non-primate mammal) body part that functions similarly to the primate breast or nipple; udder, teat, etc. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-vú-vi-noun-IvtMcceC Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 28 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 34 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 25 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. wet nurse
    Sense id: en-vú-vi-noun-Uri2Yvuz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 28 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 34 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 25
  4. (Christianity, colloquial) godmother Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-vú-vi-noun-hE1GOM7y Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 28 34 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 34 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 25 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: núm vú (english: nipple), vú sữa (english: Chrysophyllum cainito), ức

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "[jʊw˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dú stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vú.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%BA.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%BA.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%BA.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%BA.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "a woman's breast",
      "word": "bưởi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "vi:vú"
  ],
  "word": "vú"
}

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