lẽ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"
Muong
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese lẽ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ⁴/
Noun
lẽ
Derived terms
- lẽ phái
- lẽ tha
- lẽ tlời
- lỉ lẽ
References
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 理 (“reason”, SV: lí).
From Middle Vietnamese mlẽ, which was borrowed from a Sinitic form predating Middle Chinese and preserving the complex onset.
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam) nhẽ
Noun
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
Coordinate terms
- vợ cả
Derived terms
- làm lẽ
- lẽ mọn