lanh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lan˧˧]

Etymology 1

See nhanh. The sense of "mercurial" is probably contaminated by Chinese 伶.

Adjective

lanh (𫑅)

fast, quick
(often used for a child) mercurial

Derived terms

lanh chanh
lanh lợi (“mercurial”)

Etymology 2

From French lin.

Noun

(classifier cây) lanh

flax

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