lỗ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

See also: lổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *luh (“hole”); cognates include Khmer ធ្លុះ (thluh), Bahnar bơlôh, Central Mnong lôh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lo˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [low˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [low˨˩˦]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

(classifier cái) lỗ • (魯, 嚕, 𡓇, 𥩍)

1. hole made through a layer of material, by piercing, punching, poking, tearing, etc.; compare hố (“pit”, dug hole)

Derived terms

• ăn lông ở lỗ
• lỗ chó
• lỗ chỗ

Noun

lỗ

1. (finance) loss

   Synonym: lời

Adjective

lỗ

1. (finance) having a loss

   Synonym: lời