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linh

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linh means numinous; divine; holy.

Chinese characters: 靈

Meanings of linh in English

Adjective

  1. numinous, divine, holy, sacred
  2. informal, of a person unexpectedly appearing as soon as being mentioned
    • Cái thằng/con này linh thiệt! Tụi tao vừa mới nhắc mày là mày tới liền!You literally are the devil! We were just talking about you and you showed up!

Numeral

  1. Northern Vietnam, cardinal number, in compounds, in the tenths zero; oh
    • một trăm linh haione hundred and two (102)
    • hai nghìn (không trăm) linh tưtwo thousand and four (2004)
    • bảy nghìn năm trăm linh chínseven thousand five hundred and nine (7509)

Words with linh

linh cẩulinh cữulinh diệulinh hoạtlinh hồnlinh mụclinh nghiệmlinh thiênglinh ứnglinh vậttâm linhthần linhlinh cảmlinh dươnglinh kiệnlinh miêulinh-tinhlinh đinhlinh đìnhlinh địalinh động

Example sentences with linh

  • Bô-linh là thú vui duy nhất của tôi. Bowling is my only pastime.
  • Bảy mũ bốn bằng hai nghìn bốn trăm linh một. Seven to the fourth power equals two thousand four hundred one.
  • Tôi thật sự không muốn đi chơi bô-linh với Tom. I don't really want to go bowling with Tom.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈 (“spirit; soul”).

Frequently asked questions

What does linh mean in English?

linh (adjective) means "numinous; divine; holy".

How do you pronounce linh?

IPA: Hanoi [lïŋ˧˧]; Saigon [lɨn˧˧]. Tones: linh — level tone (ngang).

Is linh a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. linh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 靈.

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.