lụa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 縷 (“thread”, SV: lũ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lụa

1. silk (the finished fabric, not the raw material)

Synonyms

• tơ lụa

See also

• tơ