lấy

See also: lay, Lay, láy, lẫy, and laþ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *leːʔ / -leːʔ (“to take”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *liʔ (“to take”); cognate with Muong lễ, U [lè], Riang [leʔ²].

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lấy • (𥙩)

1. to take, to seize
2. to receive, to obtain, to accept
3. to wed, to marry (someone)
4. to charge
5. to pull, to withdraw
6. to steal
7. placed after verbs to indicate “to act by, to, or for oneself”