song le

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese sao᷃ le, or song +‎ le.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧] ~ [sɔŋ˧˧ lɛ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧ lɛ˧˧]
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Conjunction

song le

  1. (archaic, literary) but; yet; however