Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

bu

[ʔɓu˧˧] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) kind of chicken coop

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loại chuồng gà

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) mom; mother

Examples

Bỗng đâu thấy có tiếng trẻ vừa khóc vừa gọi ầm ỹ: «Bu ơi !, bu ơi !, bu dậy đi !, bu ơi !, khổ quá giời ơi !! làm sao bu tôi không thưa thế này, bu ơi !»Suddenly there was a loud child's wail: "Mom! Please wake up! Mom! Oh god! Why aren't you answering me mom!"

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to assemble, to gather into one place

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tập hợp, thu thập vào một nơi

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “bu” mean?

(noun) kind of chicken coop

Is “bu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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