hẻo lánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

hẻo +‎ lánh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “hẻo seems to be only used in this word and has no intrinsic meaning - what is its etymology then?”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɛw˧˩ lajŋ̟˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛw˧˨ lɛɲ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɛw˨˩˦ lan˦˥]

Adjective

hẻo lánh

(of a place) isolated; remote