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Tày
Etymology
From Vietnamese bùa. Doublet of búa.
Pronunciation
Noun
bùa
- evil spell; amulet
- Synonym: búa
- khoen bùa ― to wear an amulet
- tả bùa hầư chào ― to 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 符 (“charm”, SV: phù).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier lá, cái) bùa • (符, 苻)
- charm; amulet
- (Wicca) spell
Derived terms
Descendants
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