lươn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "luon"
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-laːɲ. Cognate with Muong Bi lươnh. Compare Lamet [Nkris] tǝlaːɲ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: lương
Noun
(classifier con) lươn • (連, 𧐖, 𩽥, 𩷕, 鰱, 鱔)
- an Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều):
- 身𧐖包管壈頭
- Thân lươn bao quản lấm đầu
- A swamp eel would care not if its head is dirtied
- 南國方言俗語備錄 Nam quốc phương ngôn tục ngữ bị lục (Records of the Southern nation's local proverbs and common sayings), folio 13b
- 𧐖𥐇麻吱䖳𨱽
船班𠶦𠰘吱𧕚嚦㕨- Lươn ngắn mà chê chạch dài,
Thờn bơn méo miệng chê trai lệch mồm. - The short swamp eel mocks the long spiny eel,
The crooked-jawed flatfish mocks the uneven-mouthed oyster.
- Lươn ngắn mà chê chạch dài,
- ăn lươn ― to get beaten with a stick as punishment; (lit. to eat eel).
- Tao mà rớt môn này là bố tao cho ăn lươn.
- If I fail this subject my dad will cane me.
- (by extension, colloquial) median strip, central reservation, roadway divider
Synonyms
- (median strip): dải phân cách
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lươn lẹo
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