lạnh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 冷 (“cold”, SV: lãnh). Displaced native giá, which is now present only in compounds, such as giá lạnh and buốt giá.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Adjective edit
- cold (having a low temperature)
See also edit
Derived terms