"lau" meaning in Vietnamese

See lau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [law˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [law˧˧] [Huế], [la(ː)w˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lau.wav Forms: cây [classifier], 𣓿 [CJK], 𦰤 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-luː}} Proto-Vietic *k-luː, {{cog|aem|-}} Arem Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𣓿, 𦰤}} lau • (𣓿, 𦰤), {{vi-noun|𣓿, 𦰤|cls=cây}} (classifier cây) lau • (𣓿, 𦰤)
  1. reed, arundinaceous cane
    Sense id: en-lau-vi-noun-ZcuIFNO9 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Plants Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Plants: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [law˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [law˧˧] [Huế], [la(ː)w˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lau.wav
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} lau, {{vi-verb}} lau
  1. to clean by wiping or rubbing with a wet cloth Derived forms: lau dọn, lau sạch Related terms: giặt, rửa
    Sense id: en-lau-vi-verb-9J6zAoN3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "word": "giặt"
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          "word": "rửa"
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          "arundinaceous"
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      "ipa": "[law˧˧]",
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      "ipa": "[la(ː)w˧˧]",
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        "to clean by wiping or rubbing with a wet cloth"
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          "wiping",
          "wiping"
        ],
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          "rubbing",
          "rubbing"
        ],
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          "wet"
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