lửa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Vietnamese

lửa

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sla:s (“fire, to burn”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lửa (焒)

1. fire (chemical reaction)

Derived terms

• bật lửa (“cigarette lighter”)