vú

Vietnamese

l

Definitions

(anatomy) a breast
(anatomy) a body part that functions similarly to the primate breast or nipple; an udder, a teat, etc.
wet nurse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Vietnamese ꞗú inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔbuuʔ (suck at the breast).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

*ʔbuuʔ

Gloss

suck at the breast

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bánh Vietnamese
bánh bò Vietnamese
bò Vietnamese
có Vietnamese
có vú Vietnamese
nịt Vietnamese
nịt vú Vietnamese
*ʔbuuʔ Proto-Mon-Khmer
*buːʔ Proto-Vietic
ymbu Pnar
ꞗú Middle Vietnamese
*-buː aav-khs-pro
*buː aav-khs-pro