xe bù ệt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Unsure where "bù ệt" comes from, maybe a name of some kind of bug. Compare bù rầy, bù mắt and bù xít.”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓu˨˩ ʔet̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˦˩ ʔet̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˨˩ ʔəːt̚˨˩˨]

Noun edit

(classifier cái, chiếc) xe bù ệt

a wheelbarrow
Synonyms: xe cút kít, xe rùa