lờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləː˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籚 (“stiff bamboo; basket”, SV: lư).

Noun

(classifier cái) lờ

1. a fish trap woven of bamboo (often resembling a basket)

Etymology 2

From lơ.

Verb

lờ

1. Alternative form of lơ (“to ignore”)

   Synonym: bơ

Derived terms

• hò lờ
• lãi lờ
• lặng lờ
• lờ lững
• lờ tịt
• lững lờ
• nón tu lờ
• phớt lờ (to ignore)
• tảng lờ (to ignore)