"e lệ" meaning in All languages combined

See e lệ on Wiktionary

Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩˨] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𠲖戾 [CJK]
Etymology: e (“to fear”) + lệ (“(archaic) to worry and fear”). Etymology templates: {{q|archaic}} (archaic), {{com|vi|e|lệ|t1=to fear|t2=(archaic) to worry and fear}} e (“to fear”) + lệ (“(archaic) to worry and fear”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=𠲖戾}} e lệ • (𠲖戾), {{vi-adj|𠲖戾}} e lệ • (𠲖戾)
  1. (of a woman) coy; shy; bashful
    Sense id: en-e_lệ-vi-adj-FuDAevpM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "com"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          ],
          "english": "She grew more fearful and dreadful",
          "ref": "1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)^(https://vi.wikisource.org/wiki/Truyện_Kiều_(bản_Liễu_Văn_Ðường_1866)), line 1993:",
          "roman": "Nàng càng e lệ ủ ê",
          "text": "娘強𠲖戾嗚𠲖",
          "translation": "She grew more fearful and dreadful",
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        "coy; shy; bashful"
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        ],
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          "shy",
          "shy"
        ],
        [
          "bashful",
          "bashful"
        ]
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        "(of a woman) coy; shy; bashful"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠲖戾",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "e lệ • (𠲖戾)",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "e lệ • (𠲖戾)",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "娘強𠲖戾嗚𠲖",
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      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛ˧˧ lej˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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