How do you say “bud” in Vietnamese?

“Bud” in Vietnamese is chồi (a bud), búp (bud), mầm (bud).

Vietnamese words for “bud”

• chồiListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˨˩] · Saigon [coj˨˩]chồi falling

  a bud

  for “bud” meaning: A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

• búpListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓup̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓʊp̚˦˥]búp rising

  bud

  for “bud” meaning: A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

• mầmListennoun
  Hanoi [məm˨˩] · Saigon [məm˨˩]mầm falling

  bud; germ

Related Vietnamese words

• nảy nởListenverb

  to bud; to sprout; to emerge

• nụListennoun

  flower bud

• mộngListennoun

  germ; bud; sprout

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.