"lè" meaning in Vietnamese

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Adverb

IPA: [lɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɛ˦˩] [Huế], [lɛ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𪺇 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=离, 離, 囄, 𪺇}} lè • (离, 離, 囄, 𪺇), {{vi-adv|离, 離, 囄, 𪺇}} lè • (离, 離, 囄, 𪺇)
  1. (in compounds) highly; greatly Tags: in-compounds Derived forms: chát lè, chua lè, mặn lè, xanh lè
    Sense id: en-lè-vi-adv-UdTkJqRJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [lɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɛ˦˩] [Huế], [lɛ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𠻗 [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], le [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *t-lɛːl (“to stick out tongue”). Compare Proto-Khmuic *-lɛːl (“to lick, to taste”). See also thè. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*t-lɛːl||to stick out tongue}} Proto-Vietic *t-lɛːl (“to stick out tongue”), {{cog|mkh-khm-pro|*-lɛːl||to lick, to taste}} Proto-Khmuic *-lɛːl (“to lick, to taste”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=𠻗, 摛, 离}} lè • (𠻗, 摛, 离), {{vi-verb|𠻗, 摛, 离}} lè • (𠻗, 摛, 离)
  1. (transitive) to stick out Tags: transitive Synonyms: thè Derived forms: lè lè
    Sense id: en-lè-vi-verb-DbbPijAq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [lɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɛ˦˩] [Huế], [lɛ˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} lè, {{vi-verb}} lè
  1. Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of nhè (“to push (usually food) out of one's mouth”) Tags: Central, Southern, Vietnam, alt-of Alternative form of: nhè (extra: (“to push (usually food) out of one's mouth”))
    Sense id: en-lè-vi-verb-hPRZYUFb Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Southern Vietnamese, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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