buôn

See also: buon, buồn, and buon'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: buông

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 販 (“to deal in; to trade in”, SV: phiến).

Verb

buôn • (奔, 𧶭, 𫬩)

1. to deal in; to trade in
2. (slang, as in buôn chuyện) to gossip

Derived terms

• buôn bán
• nhà buôn; lái buôn (“dealer”)

Etymology 2

From Rade ƀuôn (“village”).

Noun

buôn

1. village of a minor ethnic group, especially one of the Rade people or other peoples of Tây Nguyên

Derived terms

• Buôn Đôn
• Buôn Ma Thuột

See also

• bản