lông

See also: Appendix:Variations of "long"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-loːŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

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Noun

(classifier bộ) lông • (篭, 𣯡, 𱥤, 𬖅, 󱲧, 𣰳, 𣰴, 𱻢, 𫅮, 󰭧, 𱸉, 𱸢)

1. non-head, non-beard, non-mustache and non-whisker hair or feathers; fur, coat or plumage

   lông mu ― pubic hair

   lông nách ― armpit hair

   lông lá ― (of a person, especially of a woman) hairy in a socially undesirable way

   mọc lông ― to have your hair grow, usually involuntarily and undesirably

   mọc lông nách ― to grow armpit hair

Noun

(classifier sợi, cọng) lông • (篭, 𣯡, 𱥤, 𬖅, 󱲧, 𣰳, 𣰴, 𱻢, 𫅮, 󰭧, 𱸉, 𱸢)

1. a non-head, non-beard, non-mustache and non-whisker hair or feather

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lông lá
• lông mày
• lông măng
• lông mi
• lông nheo
• lông tóc
• lông tơ
• lông vũ

 

See also

• tóc (“head hair”)
• râu (“beard”)
• ria (“mustache”)