bưu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 郵. The expected reading would *vưu (cf. 尤 (MC hjuw) > vưu), although even this is not completely regular because of its high register tone. It is not clear what caused the irregular initial.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨw˧˧]

Noun

bưu

1. (in compounds) post (service or system that delivers parcels or letters)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bưu ảnh
• bưu chính
• bưu cục
• bưu điện
• bưu kiện
• bưu ký
• bưu phẩm
• bưu phí
• bưu phiếu
• bưu tá
• bưu thiếp
• bưu vụ
• bưu xa
• quân bưu