lệch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [let̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːt̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Related of trệch.

Adjective

lệch • (歷, 嚦, 壢, 瀝, 𨇗, 𪯯)

be deviated, be out of orbit

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “cf. Khmu [Cuang] bleːk ("eel"), also attested Khmu dialects spoken in China.”

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) nhệch (nasalization of the lateral, no vowel raising)
(Southern Vietnam) lịch (no nasalization, vowel raised)

Noun

(classifier con) lệch • (𩽏)

eel of the genus Pisodonophis