lùn

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [lun˨˩]Huế [lun˦˩]Saigon [lʊwŋ͡m˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lùnfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

lùn means short.

Meanings of lùn in English

Adjective

of a person short ≈ thấp

Words with lùn

chú lùn người lùn Nhật Lùn tinh tinh lùn

Synonyms and antonyms of lùn

Antonyms

cao

Example sentences with lùn

Nó lùn nhưng rất giỏi môn bóng rổ. He is short, but good at basketball.
Nó tuy lùn nhưng chơi bóng rổ rất giỏi. He is short, but good at basketball.
Thái dương hệ chỉ có 8 hành tinh bây giờ là Pluto, hành tinh thứ 9, đã được công nhận là một hành tinh lùn. The Solar System has only eight planets now as Pluto, which was the ninth, has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, lùn could be written as 侖, 倫, 崙, 𪿏. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does lùn mean in English?

lùn (adjective) means "short".

How do you pronounce lùn?

IPA: Hanoi [lun˨˩]; Saigon [lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: lùn — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.