long lanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “reduplicative of long or lanh? compound of two distinct roots? 2-syllable word where each syllable is meaningless by itself?”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ lajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛɲ˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧ lɛɲ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ lan˧˧]

Adjective

long lanh

sparkling; glistening

References

"long lanh" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)