lăng

noun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [laŋ˧˧]Huế [laŋ˧˧]Saigon [laŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lănglevelngang

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lăng means a mausoleum.

Chinese characters: 陵

Meanings of lăng in English

Noun

a mausoleum
- lăng BácUncle [Ho Chi Minh]'s mausoleum
- lăng cá Ônga temple dedicated to a Whale god

Words with lăng

lăng mộ lăng tẩm lăng kính lăng mạ lăng nhăng lăng quăng lăng trì lăng trụ lăng xăng

Example sentences with lăng

Vừa hút điếu xì gà to, ông ta vừa kể chuyện về Grô-en-lăng. Smoking a fat cigar, he told stories about Greenland.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陵 (“imperial gravemound”).

Frequently asked questions

What does lăng mean in English?

lăng (noun) means "a mausoleum".

How do you pronounce lăng?

IPA: Hanoi [laŋ˧˧]; Saigon [laŋ˧˧]. Tones: lăng — level tone (ngang).

Is lăng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. lăng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 陵.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.