lão
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lao"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 老.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Adjective
lão
- (in certain expressions, literary) old
- ông lão ― an old man
Synonyms
- (old): già
Derived terms
Pronoun
lão
- (narrative or literary) I/me (used by an old man)
- (narrative or literary, respectful) he/him (an old man)
Romanization
lão
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 老
See also
Anagrams
- loã