bùa

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Etymology

From Vietnamese bùa. Doublet of búa.

Pronunciation

Noun

bùa

  1. evil spell; amulet
    Synonym: búa
    khoen bùato wear an amulet
    tả bùa hầư chàoto cast spells on someone

References

  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (charm, SV: phù).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier , cái) bùa (, )

  1. charm; amulet
  2. (Wicca) spell

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Tày: bùa