bưu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郵. The expected reading would *vưu (cf. 尤 (MC hjuw) > vưu), although even this is not completely regular because of its high register tone. It is not clear what caused the irregular initial.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨw˧˧]

Noun

bưu

(in compounds) post (service or system that delivers parcels or letters)

Derived terms

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