lồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "long"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籠 (SV: lung, lộng).

Noun

(classifier cái) lồng • (櫳, 𪱨)

  1. a roundish, cylindrical-ish, usually small, cage, such as a birdcage; compare cũi (“square, cuboid cage”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

lồng • (𫠯)

  1. to insert
    lồng tiếng
    to "insert" voice-over; to add voice-over or to dub
    dùng hàm IF lồng trong Excels
    to use nested IF functions (that are "inserted" inside another IF function) in Excels
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Verb

lồng

  1. (of an animal) to rear; to go wild

Etymology 4

Noun

lồng

  1. (slang, minced oath) eye dialect spelling of lồn, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese
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