"bu" meaning in Vietnamese

See bu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ʔɓu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], 𥮉 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𥮉}} bu • (𥮉), {{vi-noun|𥮉|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) bu • (𥮉)
  1. kind of chicken coop
    Sense id: en-bu-vi-noun-LrV5appw Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ʔɓu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𡜵 [CJK], [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𡜵, 哺, 󰊿}} bu • (𡜵, 哺, 󰊿), {{vi-noun|𡜵, 哺, 󰊿}} bu • (𡜵, 哺, 󰊿)
  1. (uncommon, rustic Northern Vietnam) mom; mother Tags: uncommon Related terms: mẹ, mạ, mệ, , bầm
    Sense id: en-bu-vi-noun-3WXfGDiS Categories (other): Northern Vietnamese, Parents Disambiguation of Parents: 23 61 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: [ʔɓu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] [Huế], [ʔɓʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK], bâu [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=咆, 蚫}} bu • (咆, 蚫), {{vi-verb|咆, 蚫}} bu • (咆, 蚫)
  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to assemble, to gather into one place Tags: Central, Southern, Vietnam Derived forms: ruồi bu kiến đậu
    Sense id: en-bu-vi-verb-kkipp4er Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 24 22 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0
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      "langcode": "vi",
      "name": "Female",
      "orig": "vi:Female",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
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      "form": "cái",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "𥮉",
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      "name": "vi-noun"
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kind of chicken coop"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-vi-noun-LrV5appw",
      "links": [
        [
          "chicken",
          "chicken#English"
        ],
        [
          "coop",
          "coop#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bu"
}

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      "form": "𡜵",
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "23 61 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Parents",
          "orig": "vi:Parents",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "english": "Suddenly there was a loud child's wail: \"Mom! Please wake up! Mom! Oh god! Why aren't you answering me mom!\"",
          "ref": "1925, Nguyễn Lân, Cậu bé nhà Quê, page 21:",
          "text": "Bỗng đâu thấy có tiếng trẻ vừa khóc vừa gọi ầm ỹ: «Bu ơi !, bu ơi !, bu dậy đi !, bu ơi !, khổ quá giời ơi !! làm sao bu tôi không thưa thế này, bu ơi !»",
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        "mom; mother"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "mom",
          "mom#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "rustic Northern Vietnam",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon, rustic Northern Vietnam) mom; mother"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mẹ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mạ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mệ"
        },
        {
          "word": "má"
        },
        {
          "word": "bầm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bu"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
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      "form": "咆",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "蚫",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bâu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Central Vietnamese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern Vietnamese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "24 22 54",
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          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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          "word": "ruồi bu kiến đậu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to assemble, to gather into one place"
      ],
      "id": "en-bu-vi-verb-kkipp4er",
      "links": [
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          "assemble",
          "assemble"
        ],
        [
          "gather",
          "gather"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "Southern",
        "Vietnam"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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        "kind of chicken coop"
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          "chicken#English"
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          "coop#English"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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    },
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      "word": "má"
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      "word": "bầm"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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  "word": "bu"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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Download raw JSONL data for bu meaning in Vietnamese (4.1kB)

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