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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 令 (“good; fine; excellent”, SV: linh).
Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 領 (MC ljengX), glossed as "good" (好), with "not good" (不好) being 張領 (MC trjang ljengX), i.e. chẳng lành.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lành • (令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, )
- in good condition; intact
- kind; mild; gentle
- (of weather) good; (of food) good to eat
- (occult) good; auspicious
- điềm lành ― a good omen
- ngày lành ― an auspicious date
- healthy
- (medicine) benign
Derived terms
Verb
lành • (令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, )
- (of a bad condition) to get better