lụa
Pronunciation
Northern
/lwa̰ːʔ˨˩/
Central
/lṵə˨˨/
Southern
/luə˨˩˨/
silk fabric
3 senses
Noun
silk fabric
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
silk fabric
Furniture & Household Items
Things at home
This noun refers to a type of fabric that is made from silk fibers.
vi Chiếc áo dài này được may bằng vải lụa tơ tằm mềm mại.
en This traditional dress is made from soft silk fabric.
Sense 2
Noun
cooking wrap leaf
This refers to unripened banana leaves or betel palm husks used as wraps in Vietnamese cuisine to flavor food.
vi Người ta thường dùng lụa chuối non để gói các loại bánh truyền thống.
en People often use unripened banana leaves to wrap traditional cakes.
Adjective
Sense 3
Adjective
silky or soft
This adjective is used to describe something that is silky or very soft to the touch.
vi Làn da của em bé mềm và mượt như lụa.
en The baby's skin is silky and very soft to the touch.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
縷
Candidates by syllable
lụa
縷
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