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Where does “bút chì” come from?

bút chì (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 鉛筆 — a pencil.

bút chì (Vietnamese): a pencil

Definitions

  1. a pencil

Ancestry of “bút chì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鉛筆a pencil

Words derived from “bút chì”

  • bút chì bấm
  • bút chì kim
Every word from Japanese 鉛筆 →