Bụt

See also: but, bút, bût, būt, and but-

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 25 July 2017

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 佛 (“Buddha”, SV: Phật), from Pali buddha (“awakened; enlightened”) or Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha). Doublet of Phật.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: bục

Proper noun

Bụt

1. Alternative form of Phật (“Buddha”)
   • 2009, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Trái tim của Bụt, Tổng hợp TP. Hồ Chí Minh, page 7

     Chúng ta biết rằng hơn 400 năm sau khi Bụt nhập diệt, kinh điển mới được chép thành văn.

     We know that it was only over 400 years after the Buddha passed away that the classics were committed to writing.

2. (folklore) A wise and kind old man, usually depicted with a white beard and white clothes, who often appears when the protagonist of a folkloric tale is crying aloud for help and grants them wishes, similarly to the Western fairy godmother

   Ông Bụt bất ngờ hiện ra, hỏi: "Vì sao con khóc?"

   The White-Bearded Old Man came out of nowhere and asked, "Why are you crying, my dear child?"

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Bụt chùa nhà không thiêng

 

References

• "Bụt" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)