lơ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• lờ

Verb

lơ • (𪭃 - 盧, 曥, 嚧, 𠰷, 閭)

1. to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to ignore

Derived terms

• lơ đãng
• lơ đễnh
• lơ là (từ láy)
• lơ ngơ (drowsy)
• ngó lơ

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue; billiard chalk”).

Noun

(classifier cục) lơ

1. (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk

Compound part

lơ

1. (in compounds) blue

Derived terms

• xanh lơ (cyan)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier chiếc) lơ

1. a type of pipe connector or pipe adapter (hollow and threaded like a screw)

See also

• lơ xe