dâm bụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

dâm (“shady”) +‎ Bụt (“Buddha”), roughly "to provide shades for the Buddha", due to similar shape of the hibiscus flower to the traditional lọng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˧ ʔɓut̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, bông, hoa) dâm bụt

  1. hibiscus
    Synonyms: râm bụt, bông bụp, cẩn

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