lệch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [let̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːt̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austroasiatic *lacʔ (“mistake, to miss (target)”). Doublet of trệch/chệch.

Adjective

lệch • (歷, 嚦, 壢, 瀝, 𨇗, 𪯯)

  1. be deviated, be out of orbit
See also
  • chếch lệch
  • chênh lệch
  • lệch lạc
  • sai lệch
  • thiên lệch
  • tủ lệch
  • xà lệch

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) nhệch (nasalization of the lateral, no vowel raising)
  • (Southern Vietnam) lịch (no nasalization, vowel raised)

Noun

(classifier con) lệch • (𩽏)

  1. eel of the genus Pisodonophis
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