lẻ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *lɛh.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɛ˨˩˦]
- Homophone: lẽ
Adjective
lẻ • (礼, 禮, 𥛭)
- odd (not divisible by two)
- số lẻ
- an odd number
- hàm số lẻ
- an odd function
- (informal, of a number) being a number so irrational it's very difficult to express it in whole numbers or roots of them and to make subsequent calculations easier
- Không được rồi cô ơi. Em chia ra số lẻ lắm.
- It's not good ma'am. I got a very ugly result from the division.
- (of a banknote) of a low value less than or equal to 20,000 dongs
- tiền lẻ
- change
- (chiefly Southern Vietnam) Signifies the “zero(s)” in numbers such as 805 and 2001.
- một trăm lẻ ba ― 103 [i.e. one hundred and three]
- hai ngàn không trăm lẻ một ― 2001 [i.e. two thousand and one]
Antonyms
- chẵn
Derived terms
Derived terms
- đơn lẻ
- lẻ loi (từ láy)
- lẻ tẻ
- tỉnh lẻ
Adverb
lẻ • (礼, 禮, 𥛭)
- (informal) alone rather than with other people
- Thằng khỉ! Hôm qua mày đánh lẻ hả?
- Hey bastard! Did you go without us yesterday?
- (of selling or buying) unwholly, for example, when buying a few cigarettes rather than a whole pack
- Antonym: sỉ
- cửa hàng bán lẻ
- a retail store