lấy

See also: lay, Lay, láy, lẫy, and laþ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *leːʔ / -leːʔ (“to take”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *liʔ (“to take”). Cognate with Muong Bi lễ, Tho [Cuối Chăm] leː⁴, U lè, Riang leʔ².

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləj˦˥]

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Verb

lấy • (𥙩, 礼, 󰭼, 󲂤)

1. to take, to seize

   lấy sách ra đọc ― to bring out one's book to read

2. to receive, to obtain, to accept

   Dượng cho lì xì thì lấy đi.

   Your uncle-in-law wants to give you lucky money, you should take it.

3. to wed, to marry (someone)

   lấy chồng ― to get a husband

   lấy vợ ― to get a wife

   Tôi chưa nghĩ đến chuyện lấy vợ.

   I'm not thinking about getting married yet.

   Tổng thống duy nhất chưa bao giờ lấy vợ: James Buchanan.

   The only president who was never married: James Buchanan.

4. to charge
5. to pull, to withdraw
6. to steal
7. to adjust
8. placed after verbs to indicate “to act by, to, or for oneself”

See also

• cầm; nắm

Derived terms

• lấy độc trị độc
• lấy le
• lấy lệ
• lấy lòng
• lấy tiếng