luỹ

See also: luy and lũy

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

lũy

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lwɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壘.

Noun

luỹ

a rampart; embankment
a row of trees planted like a fence (especially bamboo)

Derived terms

chiến luỹ (戰壘, “barricade”)
chướng luỹ (障壘, “”)
dinh luỹ (營壘, “”)
đồn luỹ (屯壘, “”)
hào luỹ (壕壘, “”)
thành luỹ (城壘, “”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 累.

Compound part

luỹ

(only in compounds) to amass

Derived terms

luỹ thừa (累乘, “”)
luỹ tiến (累進, “”)
tích luỹ (積累, “to accumulate”)

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