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lẹ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly an archaic non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 易 (SV: dị).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lẹ • (𫑐, 珥) (diminutive reduplication lè lẹ)

(Southern Vietnam) fast; quick; swift
Synonyms: nhanh, mau

Lẹ lên! ― Hurry up!

Derived terms

lanh lẹ
lẹ làng
mau lẹ
nhanh lẹ
nhặm lẹ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ̀/

Verb

lẹ̀

(transitive) to glue, gum, paste

Usage notes

lẹ before a direct object

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ̀/

Verb

lẹ̀

to be flexible or elastic

Usage notes

lẹ before a direct object

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ̀/

Verb

lẹ̀

(transitive or intransitive, biology) to reproduce
ohun-ọ̀sìn náà lẹ̀ ― The domesticated animals reproduced

Usage notes

lẹ before a direct object

Derived terms

ìlẹ̀
alẹ̀
ọlẹ̀ (“embryo”)
ẹ̀lẹ̀ (“vagina”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ̄/

Verb

lẹ

to be lazy or indolent

Derived terms

ìlẹ
alẹ
ọ̀lẹ (“lazy person, laziness”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ́/

Verb

lẹ́

(transitive) to transplant a plant or seedling
Synonym: lọ́

ó lẹ́ obì ― He transplanted the kolanut plant

Derived terms

ìlẹ́
alẹ́ (“transplant”)

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