lạnh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lanh"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (cold, SV: lãnh). Displaced native giá, which is now present only in compounds, such as giá lạnh and buốt giá.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    lạnh • (, ) (diminutive reduplication lành lạnh)

    1. cold (having a low temperature)

    Derived terms

    See also