buồm

See also: bướm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəm˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəm˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帆 (“sail”, SV: phàm).

Noun

(classifier cánh, tấm) buồm • (𬜕)

1. (nautical) a sail

See also

Derived terms

• buồm loan
• buồm lòng
• buồm ưng
• cột buồm
• thuyền buồm

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) buồm

1. Short for vỉ buồm.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

buồm

1. (slang, obsolete) to escape (after a heist or a robbery)