lời
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩]
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese mlời.
Noun
lời (𠳒)
- word
- lời bài hát ― song lyrics
- một lời hứa ― a promise
Derived terms
- lời nói (“speech”)
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 利 (“gains, advantage, profit, merit”; SV: lợi).
Noun
lời
Further reading
- "lời" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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