Muong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *laːs. Cognate with Vietnamese lưỡi. Compare also Pacoh leah (to lick).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lãi

  1. (Mường Bi) tongue

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (interest, SV: lợi).

Noun

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lãi (𥚥)

  1. (finance) interest
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

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(classifier con) lãi (𧕬)

  1. parasitic worms