Where does “buồn tẻ” come from?
buồn tẻ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese buồn, from Middle Chinese 煩.
buồn tẻ (Vietnamese): dull; humdrum; boring
Definitions
- dull; humdrum; boring
Ancestry of “buồn tẻ”, step by step
buồn tẻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese buồn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | buồn | sad; to have a strong need to do something; to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 煩 | — |
via Vietnamese tẻ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tẻ | non-glutinous rice |