lồng đèn

Vietnamese

Etymology

lồng (“cage”) +‎ đèn (“light”), from the apparent resemblance to a birdcage. Compare Chinese 燈籠／灯笼 (dēnglóng, literally “light cage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) lồng đèn

1. a lantern

   Synonym: đèn lồng