lão

See also: lao, Lao, láo, lào, Lào, lǎo, and lāo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 老.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩˦]

Adjective

lão

(in certain expressions, literary) old
ông lão ― an old man

Synonyms

(old): già

Derived terms

Pronoun

lão

(narrative or literary) I/me (used by an old man)
(narrative or literary, respectful) he/him (an old man)

See also

cũ

Anagrams

loã

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