lùa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lur ~ *luur ~ *luər (“to slide in, to push in”); cognate with Khasi lur (“to push wood further into fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [luə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [luə˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [luə˨˩]

Verb

lùa • (搂, 摟, 𫰮)

1. (of livestocks) to slide into, to drive into