See also: buồm

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *paːmʔ. Cognates including Proto-Pong *paːm³, Thổ pəmpɨam³, Hoà Bình Muong pɨəm¹ pɨəm³, Sơn La Muong pɨəm³, Thanh Hoá Muong bɨəm³, Muong Bi pươm pưởm.

Compare also Khmu [Cuang] tlaːmpaːm.

Noun edit

(classifier con) bướm (𧊉, 𠰏, 𧒅, , ) (phonemic reduplicative bươm bướm)

  1. a butterfly
    Synonyms: bươm bướm, (literary) hồ điệp
  2. (slang, anatomy) vulva
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Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) bướm

  1. pansy
    Synonym: păng-xê