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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bək ~ *buk ~ *buək (“to bind (round)”). Cognate with Muong puộc, Mon ဗိုက် (pàk, “to put round”), Semai bek (“to bind”), Central Nicobarese pôk-hata/pôko (“to bind, tie”).
Pronunciation
Verb
buộc • (扑, 撲, 纀, 𢯜, 𢷏, 𥾾, 𦂿, 𦄾, 𫃚)
- to tie an object or seal a container by tying; compare trói (“to tie or bind a person or animal”) and thắt (“to tighten with a string or rope”)
- Synonym: cột
- buộc/cột dây dày ― to tie your shoes
- buộc/cột tóc ― to tie up your hair
- buộc/cột bao lại cho chắc ― to securely seal the bag by tying its handles
- to force; to compel
- Synonyms: bắt, ép
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