đỏ lòm

Vietnamese

Etymology

đỏ (“red”) +‎ lòm; the second element likely from Proto-Vietic *lɔːm (“liver”) (cf. Muong Bi lòm (“liver”)), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ləəm ~ *t₁luəm (“liver”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔ˧˩ lɔm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔ˧˨ lɔm˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔ˨˩˦ lɔm˨˩]
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Adjective

đỏ lòm

  1. very red in a bad way
    Coordinate terms: đen thui, trắng toát, vàng khè, xám xịt, xanh lè
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