bươm bướm

See also: bươm bưởm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of bướm; see there for more.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəm˧˧ ʔɓɨəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəm˧˧ ʔɓɨəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨəm˧˧ ʔɓɨəm˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) bươm bướm

(zoology) butterfly
Synonym: bướm

Usage notes

Like many words for animals formed through reduplication, this form is now much less used than its monosyllabic root bướm.

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