le
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To loll (its tongue): To hang or stick out (the tongue) in a relaxed, loose, or extended manner, often used for animals, especially dogs.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Con chó le lưỡi ra vì trời nóng. (The dog lolled its tongue out because of the hot weather.)
- Sau khi chạy, chú cún ngồi le lưỡi thở. (After running, the puppy sat lolling its tongue, panting.)
Advanced Usage
- This verb is primarily used in the specific phrase "le lưỡi", which means "to stick out one's tongue" or "to loll the tongue." It is almost never used alone without "lưỡi" (tongue).
Variants and Related Words
- Le le (n): A type of small duck, specifically the cotton pygmy goose or a similar waterfowl.
- Đàn le le bơi trên mặt hồ. (A flock of teal swam on the lake surface.)
Synonyms
- Thè lưỡi: To stick out one's tongue (can be used for humans or animals, often implying a more deliberate or cheeky action).
- Lè lưỡi: To protrude the tongue (similar to "le lưỡi," but "lè" can sometimes imply a wider or flatter protrusion).
Notes on Usage
- The word "le" is very rarely used as an independent verb in modern Vietnamese. Its primary and almost exclusive use is in the fixed phrase "le lưỡi".
- Do not confuse this verb with the noun "le" meaning a type of plant or a small air intake on a vehicle, as these are homographs with completely different meanings.
verb
- to loll (its tongue)