lu in Vietnamese

IPA: [lu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [lʊw˧˧] [Huế], [lʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lu.wav

Forms: cái [classifier] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compare Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”). Etymology templates: {{cog|km|លូ||large jar}} Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} lu, {{vi-noun|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) lu

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "km",
        "2": "លូ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large jar"
      },
      "expansion": "Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cái",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cls": "cái"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier cái) lu",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 40 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "vi:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big vase used to contain water"
      ],
      "id": "en-lu-vi-noun-xJelI-mk",
      "links": [
        [
          "vase",
          "vase"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lu"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "km",
        "2": "លូ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "large jar"
      },
      "expansion": "Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Khmer លូ (luu, “large jar”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cái",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cls": "cái"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier cái) lu",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 40 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese nouns",
        "Vietnamese nouns classified by cái",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "vi:Containers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big vase used to contain water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vase",
          "vase"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lu˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊw˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lʊw˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lu.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/50/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-lu.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-lu.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lu"
}

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"lu" meaning in Vietnamese

Noun