lửa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

lửa

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-laːs (“fire”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaas ~ *slaʔ (“fire, to burn”); cognate with Bahnar pla (“flame”). Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects lả.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨə˧˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier ngọn, đám) lửa (焒)

1. fire (chemical reaction)

Derived terms

• bật lửa (“cigarette lighter”)