vú
See also: vù, vü, vu, VU, vũ, Vũ, ʋu, and .vu
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- vếu
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese ꞗú, from Proto-Vietic *b-rn-uːʔ or *k-buːʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʊw˦˥] ~ [jʊw˦˥]
- Homophone: dú
Noun
vú (布, 乳, 𠄀, 𡝦, 𦜘)
- (anatomy, of a primate) a breast
- (anatomy, of a mammal) a mammary gland
Usage notes
- Albeit used in scientific contexts, this term is still informally considered risqué, and people tend to use euphemisms, such as ngực (“chest”), instead.
See also
- núm vú (“nipple”)
- vú sữa (“Chrysophyllum cainito”)
- bú (“to suck at (breasts)”)
- ức