hẻo lánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

hẻo +‎ lánh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “hẻo seems to be only used in this word and has no intrinsic meaning - what is its etymology then?”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɛw˧˩ lajŋ̟˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛw˧˨ lɛɲ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɛw˨˩˦ lan˦˥]

Adjective

hẻo lánh

(of a place) isolated; remote

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