lấy

See also: lay, Lay, láy, lẫy, and laþ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *leːʔ / -leːʔ (“to take”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *liʔ (“to take”). Cognate with Muong Bi lễ, Tho [Cuối Chăm] leː⁴, U lè, Riang leʔ².

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləj˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Verb

lấy • (𥙩)

to take, to seize
to receive, to obtain, to accept
to wed, to marry (someone)
to charge
to pull, to withdraw
to steal
to adjust
placed after verbs to indicate “to act by, to, or for oneself”