lưỡi

See also: lưới and lười

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese 𥚇 (lưởi), from Proto-Vietic *laːs. Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects lại, Muong lãi. Compare also Pacoh leah (“to lick”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) lưỡi (吏, 𦧜, 𦧽, 𥚇)

(anatomy) a tongue

Noun

(classifier cái) lưỡi

(of a knife, sword, etc.) a blade
(of a knife, sword, etc.) a cutting edge
con dao hai lưỡi
a double-edged knife / a thing that has both useful and harmful effects

Derived terms

Derived terms

lưỡi cày
lưỡi hái
lưỡi lê
lưỡi liềm

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