Vietnamese
Etymology
l- reduplication of đảo (“to shake”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːw˧˩ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]
Adjective
lảo đảo
- (of a person's movement) unstable; unbalanced
- Synonym: liêu xiêu