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