lưới

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See also: lười and lưỡi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) lái

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-laːjʔ (net). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] laːj³.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier tấm) lưới ()

  1. a (fishing) net
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều):
      漁翁𢹣𢵼𠊚
      𡄎𠳒三合𤑟𨑮拯訛
      Ngư ông kéo lưới vớt người,
      Ngẫm lời Tam Hợp rõ mười chẳng ngoa.
      An old fisherman pulled up a net with her inside,
      so Tam Hợp's prophecy really was true.

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