"lễ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [le˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [lej˧˨] [Huế], [lej˨˩˦] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lễ.wav [Hà-Nội]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”). Compare lạy. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|禮|t=ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift}} 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”), {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|禮|ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”), {{m|vi|lạy}} lạy Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} lễ, {{vi-noun}} lễ
  1. ceremony, festival, festive day, holiday
    Sense id: en-lễ-vi-noun-dSTLchvj
  2. (obsolete or only in compounds) etiquette, propriety, decorum, manners Tags: in-compounds, obsolete
    Sense id: en-lễ-vi-noun-BKTcQLRP
  3. (by extension) offering Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-lễ-vi-noun-VpEJOr4t
  4. (by extension, sarcastic) bribe Tags: broadly, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-lễ-vi-noun-~OBzJODn Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns without classifiers Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 14 10 24 32 20 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 33 17 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns without classifiers: 18 12 17 39 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Vietnamese]

IPA: [le˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [lej˧˨] [Huế], [lej˨˩˦] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lễ.wav [Hà-Nội]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”). Compare lạy. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|禮|t=ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift}} 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”), {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|禮|ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 禮 (“ritual; ceremony; etiquette; gift”), {{m|vi|lạy}} lạy Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} lễ, {{vi-verb}} lễ
  1. to kowtow, to worship
    Sense id: en-lễ-vi-verb-SNY4p6mp

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "lễ ca"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lej˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lễ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BB%85.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BB%85.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BB%85.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BB%85.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Hà Nội)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lễ"
}

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