bút

See also: Appendix:Variations of "but"

Hungarian

Etymology

bú +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuːt]
• Hyphenation: bút

Noun

bút

1. accusative singular of bú

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓut̚˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓut̚˦]

Etymology 1

Compare bốt.

Adjective

bút

1. (of foods) stale

   khẩu bút ― stale rice

   pẻng bút ― stale bread

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese bút. Doublet of pít.

Noun

(classifier mạc) bút

1. penholder

   bút chừn ― pencil

   bút lếch ― penholder (made of iron)

   bút khuôn ― quill pen

   pác bút ― pen's nib

   Âu mạc bút lài xư.

   Use a pen to write letters.

Etymology 3

Verb

bút

1. to twirl an object inside a hole or a tube

   Synonyms: bứt, vặt, boi

   bút khỉ xu ― to pick one's nose

References

• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 筆 (“writing brush, pen”). Doublet of viết (“to write”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây) bút

1. any piece of equipment used for writing with one's hand, except chalk

   Synonym: viết

2. (figurative, writing, journalism) someone who writes for a living, such as a professional writer, editorialist or journalist

   Ông là một trong những cây bút gạo cội của văn học Việt.

   He was one of the seasoned penmen of Vietnamese literature.

Derived terms

• bút bi (“ball-point pen”)
• bút chì (“pencil”)
• bút máy (“fountain pen”)
• bút mực

Descendants

• Tai Dam: ꪚꪴꪒ