bừa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bua"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨə˨˩]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: ) preceding the formalization of Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation.[1]

    Noun

    (classifier cái) bừa • (, )

    1. rake; harrow

    Verb

    bừa • (, )

    1. to rake; to harrow

    See also

    • cày bừa

    Etymology 2

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

    Adverb

    bừa

    1. helter-skelter; topsy-turvy
    2. rash; random; reckless
      Cứ để bừa ở đâu đi.
      You should just put it wherever.
    See also

    References

    1. ^ Alves, Mark J. (22 July 2014), “A Note on the Early Sino-Vietnamese Loanword for ‘Rake/Harrow’”, in Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale[1], volume 43, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 32–38