lẽ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"
Muong edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vietnamese lẽ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lẽ
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References edit
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɛ˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 理 (“reason”, SV: lí).
Based on Middle Vietnamese mlẽ, this word was borrowed from a Sinitic form predated Middle Chinese that preserved complex onset.
Alternative forms edit
- (Northern Vietnam) nhẽ
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Etymology 2 edit
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