lẹm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cái, cây) lẹm

  1. kind of awl
    Synonyms: dùi, giùi

Etymology 2

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Adjective

lẹm • (歛, 鐮)

  1. receding; curved inward
    cằm lẹm ― receding chin

Etymology 3

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Noun

(classifier con) lẹm

  1. (Huế, rare) rainbow[1]
    Synonym: cầu vồng
    Con lẹm ngắn như rứa là con mưa nữa đó.
    A short rainbow like that means it's gonna rain again.

References

  1. ^ Trần Ngọc Bảo (2005) Từ điển ngôn ngữ - văn hóa - du lịch Huế xưa, Hue: NXB Thuận Hóa, page 195
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