lạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 冷 (“unfamiliar”, SV: lãnh).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laː˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [laː˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laː˨˩˨]
    • Audio (Saigon):(file)

    Adjective

    lạ • (呂, 𨓐, 𤳧, 𲱉, 𱺵, 𡚎, 𲛈, 𨔍, 𱱂, 𬏘, 邏) (diminutive reduplication là lạ)

    1. strange; unfamiliar
      Antonym: quen
      người lạ ― a stranger
    2. strange; odd; weird
      Antonym: bình thường
      Lạ thật.
      How strange.
      hương thơm là lạ ― a smell that is a little bit strange

    Derived terms

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