lẹ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly an archaic non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 易 (SV: dị).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lẹ (𫑐) (fully reduplicated forms lè lẹ, lẹ lẹ)

(Southern Vietnam) fast; quick; swift
Synonyms: nhanh, mau

Lẹ lên! ― Hurry up!

Derived terms

Terms derived from lẹ

lanh lẹ
lẹ làng

mau lẹ

nhặm lẹ

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