lệch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [let̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːt̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)lec ~ *(b)lac ~ *(b)ləc (“to miss the mark, mistake, forget”), cognate with trệch and trật.

Adjective

lệch (reduplication lềnh lệch)

1. be deviated, be out of orbit

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chếch lệch
• chênh lệch
• lệch lạc
• sai lệch
• thiên lệch
• tủ lệch
• xà lệch

 

Related terms

• trệch

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• nhệch
• lịch

Noun

(classifier con) lệch

1. eel of the genus Pisodonophis