lửa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

lửa

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-laːs (“fire”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaas ~ *slaʔ (“fire, to burn”); cognate with Bahnar pla (“flame”). Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects lả.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier ngọn, đám) lửa (焒)

fire (chemical reaction)

Derived terms

bật lửa (“cigarette lighter”)

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