lội

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lujʔ ~ *luuj() ~ *luəj() ~ *ləəj() (“to wade; to swim”). Cognate with Khmer លុយ (luy), Mon လုဲ, Riang luj². Compare also Proto-Tai *loːjᴬ (“to swim”) (whence Thai ลอย (lɔɔi)).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [loj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [loj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [loj˨˩˨]

Verb

lội (𣷮)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to swim
to wade through

Derived terms

lặn lội
lầy lội
lụt lội

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