lờ

nounverb

Hanoi [ləː˨˩]Huế [ləː˦˩]Saigon [ləː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lờfallinghuyền

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

Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái lờ

Meanings of lờ in English

Noun

kind of fish trap woven from bamboo (often resembling a basket)

Verb

alternative form of lơ (“to ignore”) ≈ bơ

Words with lờ

lững lờ phớt lờ tảng lờ lờ mờ lờ đờ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, lờ could be written as 盧, 𰩲, 𬜜. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籚 (“stiff bamboo; basket”, SV: lư).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce lờ?

IPA: Hanoi [ləː˨˩]; Saigon [ləː˨˩]. Tones: lờ — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with lờ?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái lờ" (one lờ).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.