bận
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩˨]
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
- Synonyms: rảnh, rỗi
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bận bịu
- bận rộn
Alternative forms
- vận
Verb
bận (𦁂)
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to wear (clothes)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ăn bận