dâm bụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

dâm (“shady”) +‎ Bụt (“Buddha”), roughly "to provide shades for the Buddha", due to similar shape of the hibiscus flower to the traditional lọng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəm˧˧ ʔɓut̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəm˧˧ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, bông, hoa) dâm bụt

hibiscus
Synonyms: râm bụt, bông bụp, cẩn

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