buồn

See also: buon, buôn, and buon'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩]
• Homophone: buồng

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 煩 (“fed up; annoyed”, SV: phiền).

Adjective

buồn • (忿, 盆, 𢞂)

1. sad

Derived terms

Derived terms

• buồn bã (từ láy)
• buồn bực
• buồn phiền
• buồn rầu
• buồn rượi
• buồn tẻ
• buồn teo
• buồn tênh
• buồn thảm
• buồn thiu
• buồn tình
• buồn tủi
• đau buồn
• lo buồn
• u buồn

 

Etymology 2

Possibly related to/cognate with muốn (“to want”).

Verb

buồn

1. (only in compounds, only in fixed expressions) to have a strong need to do something

   buồn ngủ ― to be sleepy (to need to sleep)

   buồn tiểu/đái/tè ― to need to urinate/pee

   buồn cầu/ỉa/ị ― to need to defecate/poop

   buồn nôn/ói ― to need to puke/vomit; to feel sick/nauseated/nauseous

   buồn cười ― to feel like a laugh coming because of something funny (to need to laugh at that something)

Synonyms

• mắc (Southern Vietnam)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• buồn cười
• buồn ngủ
• buồn nôn

 

Adjective

buồn

1. feeling an itch (to do something); feeling like
2. feeling ticklish (when stroked)

   Synonym: nhột