lệch

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [let̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːt̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austroasiatic *lacˀ (“mistake, to miss (target)”). Doublet of trệch/chệch.

Adjective

lệch • (歷, 嚦, 壢, 瀝, 𨇗, 𪯯)

1. be deviated, be out of orbit

See also

• chếch lệch
• chênh lệch
• lệch lạc
• sai lệch
• thiên lệch
• tủ lệch
• xà lệch

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) nhệch (nasalization of the lateral, no vowel raising)
• (Southern Vietnam) lịch (no nasalization, vowel raised)

Noun

(classifier con) lệch • (𩽏)

1. eel of the genus Pisodonophis