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lác

Pronunciation Northern /laːk˧˥/ Central /la̰ːk˩˧/ Southern /laːk˧˥/
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sedge plant
Noun
sedge plant
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
sedge plant Properties & StatesTheme

Sedge is a grass-like plant that typically grows in wet ground and belongs to the botanical family known as Cyperaceae.

vi Người dân địa phương thường dùng cây lác để dệt chiếu.

en Local people often use sedge plants to weave mats.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
squinting or cross-eyed

Squinting is a physical condition where the eyes are not aligned properly and point in different directions when looking at objects.

vi Đứa bé bị lác bẩm sinh nên phải đeo kính điều chỉnh.

en The child was born squinting and had to wear corrective glasses.

Parts
咧
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咧
Candidates by syllable
lác 咧(櫟 / 𡀩)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
lắc / lạc / lác mắt / lác đác
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Use
khoác lác / phét lác / cá lác / chuyền bóng mắt lác
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