lạt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *laːc (“bamboo strips”).

Noun

(classifier sợi) lạt (笿)

bamboo string or strip

Etymology 2

Adjective

lạt (fully reduplicated form làn lạt)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Synonym of nhạt (“insipid”)

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