lâu

lâu

See also: lau, Lau, lầu, laŭ, lẩu, and la'u

Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of lâu – see 樓 (“building; floor, level; etc.”). (This character, lâu, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 樓.)

For pronunciation and definitions of lâu – see 劉 (“A surname​.”). (This character, lâu, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 劉.)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləwʔ; cognates include Muong lô, Mon လံ (lòˀ, “long (time)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləw˧˧]

Adverb

lâu (𥹰, 𦧃)

1. (of time) long

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dài lâu
• lâu dài
• lâu la
• lâu lắc
• lâu lắc lâu lơ