lưu loát

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “lưu is 流, but what is loát? a reduplicative of lưu?”)

Perhaps,

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 流 (“to spread”) and 捋 (“to soothe”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liw˧˧ lwaːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ lwaːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨw˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

    Adjective

    lưu loát • (流𠷈)

    1. fluent
      Synonym: trôi chảy

    Adverb

    lưu loát • (流𠷈)

    1. fluently
      Synonym: trôi chảy
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