vú
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese ꞗú, from Proto-Vietic *b-rn-uːʔ or *k-buːʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥] ~ [jʊw˦˥]
- Homophone: dú
Noun
- (anatomy, of a primate) a breast
- (anatomy, by extension, of a non-primate mammal) a body part that functions similarly to the primate breast or nipple; an udder, a teat, etc.
- vú bò
- a cow udder
Usage notes
- Albeit used in scientific contexts, this term is still informally considered risqué, and people tend to use euphemisms, such as ngực (“chest”), instead.
See also
Categories:
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Middle Vietnamese
- Vietnamese terms derived from Middle Vietnamese
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese terms with homophones
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- vi:Anatomy
- Vietnamese terms with usage examples
- vi:Primates
- vi:Mammals