lạc lõng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From lạc (“to lost”) +‎ lõng (“deer's track”). Traditionally assumed to be a reduplicative form of lạc. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

lạc lõng

  1. lost; strayed; lonely
  2. out of tune; out of place; irrelevant
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