song le

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese sao᷃ le, or song +‎ le.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧] ~ [sɔŋ˧˧ lɛ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧]

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Conjunction

song le

1. (archaic, literary) but; yet; however