lồng
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籠/笼 (SV: lộng).
Noun
(classifier cái) lồng • (櫳, 𪱨)
- a roundish, cylindrical-ish, usually small, cage, such as a birdcage; compare cũi (“square, cuboid cage”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lồng đèn
- lồng ngực
Verb
lồng • (𫠯)
- to insert
- lồng tiếng
- to "insert" voice-over; to add voice-over or to dub
- dùng hàm IF lồng trong Excels
- to use nested IF functions (that are "inserted" inside another IF function) in Excels
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lồng ghép
- lồng tiếng
Etymology 3
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Verb
lồng
- (of an animal) to rear; to go wild
Noun
lồng
- (slang, minced oath) Eye dialect spelling of lồn, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.