blun

Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects.

The Central-Southern form trùn is not a reflex of this form, as indicated by the tone.

Pronunciation

• (Đông Kinh) [ɓlun^A1]

Noun

blun

1. worm

Descendants

• Northern Vietnamese: giun

  → Central Vietnamese: giun

  → Southern Vietnamese: giun