lửng

See also: lững

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tai; compare Lao ລື່ງ (lư̄ng), Thai หรึ่ง (rʉ̀ng).

Noun

(classifier con) lửng

badger

Etymology 2

Adjective

lửng (fully reduplicated form lưng lửng)

half way, half done

Adverb

lửng (reduplicated form lưng lửng)

half

Derived terms

Terms derived from lửng

lơ lửng

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