bận

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓəŋ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bənʔ; cognate with Ruching Palaung bạ̄n (“time”).

Noun

bận (絆)

(literary) time; occurrence

Adjective

bận (絆, 𥾽)

busy; occupied

Antonyms

rỗi

Derived terms

bận bịu
bận rộn

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

vận

Verb

bận (𦁂)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to wear (clothes)

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