lạnh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lanh"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 冷 (“cold”, SV: lãnh). Displaced native giá, which is now present only in compounds, such as giá lạnh and buốt giá.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adjective

lạnh • (冷, 令) (diminutive reduplication lành lạnh)

  1. cold (having a low temperature)

Derived terms

See also

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