luỹ

See also: luy and lũy

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwi˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壘.

Noun

luỹ

  1. a rampart; embankment
  2. a row of trees planted like a fence (especially bamboo)
Derived terms
  • chiến luỹ (戰壘, “barricade”)
  • chướng luỹ (障壘, “”)
  • dinh luỹ (營壘, “”)
  • đồn luỹ (屯壘, “”)
  • hào luỹ (壕壘, “”)
  • thành luỹ (城壘, “”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 累.

Compound part

luỹ

  1. (only in compounds) to amass
Derived terms
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