luỹ

See also: luy and lũy

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• lũy

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壘.

Noun

luỹ

1. a rampart; embankment
2. a row of trees planted like a fence (especially bamboo)

Derived terms

• chiến luỹ (戰壘, “barricade”)
• chướng luỹ (障壘, “”)
• dinh luỹ (營壘, “”)
• đồn luỹ (屯壘, “”)
• hào luỹ (壕壘, “”)
• thành luỹ (城壘, “”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 累.

Compound part

luỹ

1. (only in compounds) to amass

Derived terms

• luỹ thừa (累乘, “”)
• luỹ tiến (累進, “”)
• tích luỹ (積累, “to accumulate”)