lồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "long"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籠 (SV: lung, lộng).

Noun

(classifier cái) lồng • (櫳, 𪱨)

1. a roundish, cylindrical-ish, usually small, cage, such as a birdcage; compare cũi (“square, cuboid cage”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đèn lồng
• lồng đèn
• lồng ngực

 

Etymology 2

Verb

lồng • (𫠯)

1. to insert

   lồng tiếng

   to "insert" voice-over; to add voice-over or to dub

   dùng hàm IF lồng trong Excels

   to use nested IF functions (that are "inserted" inside another IF function) in Excels

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lồng ghép
• lồng tiếng

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

lồng

1. (of an animal) to rear; to go wild

Etymology 4

Noun

lồng

1. (slang, minced oath) Eye dialect spelling of lồn, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.