buồn

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩] Homophone: buồng (Southern Vietnam) === Etymology 1 === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 煩 (“fed up; annoyed”, SV: phiền). Doublet of phiền. ==== Alternative forms ==== (Internet slang, text messaging) bùn ==== Adjective ==== buồn • (忿, 盆, 𢞂) sad Antonym: vui nỗi buồn ― sadness ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly related to/cognate with muốn (“to want”). ==== Verb ==== buồn (in fixed expressions) to have a strong need to do something Synonym: (Southern Vietnam) mắc buồn ngủ ― to be sleepy (to need to sleep) buồn tiểu/đái/tè ― to need to urinate/pee buồn cầu/ỉa/ị ― to need to defecate/poop buồn nôn/ói ― to feel sick/nauseated/nauseous (to need to puke/vomit) buồn cười ― to find something funny (to need to laugh at something) to feel an itch (to do something); to feel like Synonym: thèm ==== Adjective ==== buồn (Northern Vietnam) ticklish (when stroked) Synonym: nhột ===== See also ===== === References ===