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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *leːɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋ ~ *luəŋ ~ *ləŋ (“above, on”) (reconstruction in Shorto, 2006); related to trên. Cognate with Muong liênh, Chut liːŋ¹, Samre liɲ ("to go up; on"), Khmer ឡើង (laəng) and Semelai leŋ ("upwards, upstream"). Munda comparanda includes Juang aliŋ-ta ("above, from above, on; up, upon") and Korku liɲ ("up, above").
Pronunciation
Verb
lên • (蓮, 連, 𨑗, 𨕭, 𨖲, 𫧧, 𬨠, 𬨺)
- to go up, come up, rise
- to be or reach a certain age
- to get on (a vehicle)
- thẻ lên máy bay ― boarding pass
- lên xe ― to get on/in the car
- to go to (a more developed area)
- lên thành phố ― to go to the city
- (of a machine) to be activated
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Adverb
lên • (蓮, 連, 𨑗, 𨕭, 𨖲, 𫧧, 𬨠, 𬨺)
- upwards
Usage notes
- Lên is used after an adjective to indicate an upward development of a character or state of a person or thing. The adjective needs not to have positive connotation, although they often do. Similar usage is seen with đi, usually used with adjectives with more neutral or negative connotation.
- Dạo này trông mập lên hử? ― It seems you have been gaining weight lately, huh?
- Nhanh lên! Trễ bây giờ. ― Quick! We might be late.