bướu

See also: buòu and bươu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pɨəwʔ (“goiter; goitre”); cognates include Muong pưởu.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, cục) bướu • (肬, 𤷶, 𤹼, 𤺴)

1. (anatomy) gizzard
2. (pathology) goiter; goitre
3. (of a camel) hump

Derived terms

• bướu cổ

Related terms

• lạc đà (“camel”)