lê dương
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French légion, with phono-semantic matching from dương (洋, “foreign”).
Compare also the case of âm li (“amplifier”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [le˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lej˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lej˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun edit
lê dương