lão

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lao"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːw˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Adjective

lão

  1. (in certain expressions, literary) old
    ông lãoan old man

Synonyms

Derived terms

Pronoun

lão

  1. (narrative or literary) I/me (used by an old man)
  2. (narrative or literary, respectful) he/him (an old man)

Romanization

lão

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of

See also

Anagrams

  • loã