lưỡi
See also: lưới and lười
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese 𥚇 (lưởi), from Proto-Vietic *laːs. Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects lại, Muong lãi. Compare also Pacoh leah (“to lick”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier cái) lưỡi (吏, 𦧜, 𦧽, 𥚇)
- (anatomy) a tongue
Noun
(classifier cái) lưỡi
- (of a knife, sword, etc.) a blade
- (of a knife, sword, etc.) a cutting edge
- con dao hai lưỡi
- a double-edged knife / a thing that has both useful and harmful effects
- con dao hai lưỡi
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lưỡi cày
- lưỡi hái
- lưỡi lê
- lưỡi liềm