bông

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) cotton

Adjective

 * 1) unkempt; uncombed
 * 2) (of food or dirt) friable
 * 1) (of food or dirt) friable

Derived terms

 * tôm bông

Etymology 3
Possibly related to,.

Verb

 * 1) to swell; to expand

Derived terms

 * bông ban

Etymology 1
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

This word had been tentatively proposed as being connected etymologically with Hmong-Mien (, whence, ) or Austronesian (, whence etc.) (for examples, Hsiu, 2017; H. Hayes, 1999, Hoàng Thị Châu, 2009). Ratliff (2017) connected the Hmong-Mien and Austronesian terms, but did not mention any Austroasiatic comparanda. In any case, the connection is not certain and might just be look-alikes.

Noun

 * 1)  bloom; flower
 * 2) cotton
 * 1) cotton

Usage notes

 * Although bông in the sense of "flower" has mostly been displaced by in the Northern dialects,  is an exception in that it is most often only accompanied by bông (i.e. bông lúa, lúa trổ bông, etc.) and not hoa, regardless of the dialect.

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  coupon; voucher; bond; proof