"lè" meaning in Vietnamese

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Adverb

IPA: [lɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɛ˦˩] [Huế], [lɛ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=离, 離, 囄}} lè • (离, 離, 囄), {{vi-adv|离, 離, 囄}} lè • (离, 離, 囄)
  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 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 17 42 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: [lɛ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [lɛ˦˩] [Huế], [lɛ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𠻗 [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}} lè • (𠻗, 摛), {{vi-verb|𠻗, 摛}} lè • (𠻗, 摛)
  1. (transitive) to stick out Tags: transitive Synonyms (to stick out): thè
    Sense id: en-lè-vi-verb-DbbPijAq Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of 'to stick out': 95 5
  2. (transitive) to spit out Tags: transitive Synonyms (to spit out): nhả
    Sense id: en-lè-vi-verb-Vl7zEWYH Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 17 42 42 Disambiguation of 'to spit out': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[lɛ˦˩]",
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      "ipa": "[lɛ˨˩]",
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      "form": "离",
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      "form": "離",
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        "(transitive) to spit out"
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      "ipa": "[lɛ˦˩]",
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    {
      "sense": "to stick out",
      "word": "thè"
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    {
      "sense": "to spit out",
      "word": "nhả"
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  "word": "lè"
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      "word": "chát lè"
    },
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      "ipa": "[lɛ˨˩]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[lɛ˦˩]",
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      "ipa": "[lɛ˨˩]",
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  "word": "lè"
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