lung linh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瓏 and 玲, syllable metathesis of 玲瓏 / 玲珑 (línglóng) (SV: linh lung), which is not used in modern Vietnamese.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lɨn˧˧]

Adjective

lung linh

  1. shimmering; glistening

See also

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