lành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 令 (“good; fine; excellent”, SV: lệnh).

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th centry) as 領 (MC ljengX), glossed as "good" (好), with "not good" (不好) being 張領 (MC trjang ljengX), i.e. chẳng lành.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩]

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 disease) to get better