"vui" meaning in Vietnamese

See vui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [vuj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vuj˧˧] [Huế], [vuj˧˧] (note: Saigon), [juj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vui.wav Forms: [CJK], 𢝙 [CJK], 𢠿 [CJK], 𣡝 [CJK], 𬐩 [CJK], bui [alternative], dzui [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Vietic *t-puːj (“joyful”). Cognate with Muong pui, Tho [Cuối Chăm] puːj¹ and Chut [Rục] təpuːj¹. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects bui. Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經, c. 12th cent.) as 𬐩, consisting of 司 (MC si) + 盃 (MC pwoj) (modern SV: ti bôi). Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese ꞗui (already undergone lenition) in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*t-puːj||joyful|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Vietic *t-puːj (“joyful”), {{inh+|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*t-puːj||joyful}} Inherited from Proto-Vietic *t-puːj (“joyful”), {{cog|mtq|pui}} Muong pui, {{cog|tou|-}} Tho, {{cog|scb|-}} Chut, {{circa2|12th cent.|short=1}} c. 12th cent., {{ltc-l|𬐩}} 𬐩, {{ltc-l|司}} 司 (MC si), {{ltc-l|盃}} 盃 (MC pwoj), {{cog|mkh-mvi|ꞗui}} Middle Vietnamese ꞗui Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=盃, 𢝙, 𢠿, 𣡝, 𬐩}} vui • (盃, 𢝙, 𢠿, 𣡝, 𬐩), {{vi-adj|盃, 𢝙, 𢠿, 𣡝, 𬐩}} vui • (盃, 𢝙, 𢠿, 𣡝, 𬐩)
  1. merry; joyful; gay
    Sense id: en-vui-vi-adj-ZdLknU50 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: buồn vui, câu vui, đông vui, đùa vui, ham vui, mua vui, thú vui, vui buồn, vui chơi, vui cười, vui đùa, vui lòng, vui mừng, vui sướng, vui tai, vui thích, vui thôi đừng vui quá, vui thú, vui tính, vui vầy, vui vẻ
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          "word": "vui thú"
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          "word": "vui tính"
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