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Vietnamese
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Valentine from va + linh tinh; literally, “to randomly or inappropriately bump ”. See also Va lung tung, another case of phono-semantic matching.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Va linh tinh
- (humorous) Valentine Schmalentine (irreverent way to refer to Saint Valentine's Day)
- Synonyms: ngày Valentine, lễ Tình Nhân
2014, Cá, “Tớ và Gấu”, in Nhịp sống Xteen, volume 03, page 4:Thế nhưng, tớ không ngờ một ngày, tớ chết điếng khi nhận được tin nhắn của Gấu đúng vào ngày "Va linh tinh": "…Cá ơi, Gấu nghĩ là Gấu đã, đã…yêu Cá rồi"- I never expected, though, that one day, I'd receive a stupefying message from Gấu right on Valentine-Schmalentine day: "—Cá, I think that I've— I've— fallen in love with you."