bụi

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Syllables · tones

bụiheavynặng

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

bụi means dust.

Meanings of bụi in English

Noun

dust

Noun

bush, shrub, clump (of trees)

Adjective

dusty

Words with bụi

bụi đời bụi hồng khói bụi bụi bặm

Example sentences with bụi

Sami chui ra từ trong bụi cây. Sami came out the bushes.
Tom rũ sạch bụi trên người. Tom dusted himself off.
Tom phủi sạch bụi trên người. Tom dusted himself off.
Trường của chúng tôi tang thành tro bụi. Our school was reduced to ashes.
Bạn đang hút bụi à? Are you vacuuming?
Tôi đang hút bụi. I was vacuuming.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bụi could be written as 陪, 倍, 𡏧, 𣻃. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *buːlʔ.

Frequently asked questions

What does bụi mean in English?

bụi (noun) means "dust".

How do you pronounce bụi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓuj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓuj˨˩˨]. Tones: bụi — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.