lười

See also: lưỡi and lưới

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaj (“to dissolve; to melt; to become loose; idle”); cognate with Mon လဲာ (lài, “to dissolve, to come loose”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lười (倈, 唻, 懶, 𢜞)

lazy; slothful

Synonyms

Derived terms

trây lười
lười biếng; lười nhác

Noun

(classifier con) lười (倈, 唻, 懶, 𢜞)

(zoology) sloth

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