lạnh
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editNon-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
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Adjective
edit- cold (having a low temperature)