lanh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lan˧˧]

Etymology 1

See nhanh. The sense of "mercurial" is probably contaminated by Chinese 伶 (líng).

Adjective

lanh • (𫑅)

1. fast, quick
2. (often used for a child) mercurial

See also

Derived terms

• lanh chanh
• lanh lợi
• lanh tay lẹ chân
• lanh trí

 

Etymology 2

From French lin.

Noun

(classifier cây) lanh

1. flax