| Etymology / Loanword |
| word |
meaning |
assessment |
source |
| lưu vực |
the valley |
clearly borrowed |
流域 lau4 wik6 (Cantonese) | líu yù (流域)(Chinese) |
| cù lao |
the island |
probably borrowed |
pulau(Cham) |
| đại lục |
the mainland |
clearly borrowed |
大陆 daai6 luk6 (Cantonese) | dà lù (大陆)(Chinese) |
| đông lại |
to freeze |
probably borrowed |
冬 dung1 (Cantonese) | dōng (冬)(Chinese) |
| ly dị |
the divorce |
probably borrowed |
离异 lei4 ji6 (Cantonese) | 离异, lí yì(Chinese) |
| lừa |
the donkey |
probably borrowed |
驢 lou4 (Cantonese) | *ra (驢, lǘ)(Old Chinese) |
| la (1) |
the mule |
clearly borrowed |
騾 leoi4 (Cantonese) | 騾, luó(Chinese) |
| lạc đà |
the camel |
clearly borrowed |
駱駝 lok3 to4 (Cantonese) | 駱駝, lùo tuó(Chinese) |
| hải ly |
the beaver |
clearly borrowed |
海狸 hoi2 lei4 (Cantonese) | 海狸, hǎi lí(Chinese) |
| lò |
the oven |
probably borrowed |
爐 lou4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *ra: (爐, lú)(Old Chinese) |
| lạp xưởng |
the sausage |
clearly borrowed |
臘腸 laap6 coeng4 (Cantonese) | 臘腸, là chǎng (Cantonese)(Cantonese) |
| ôliu |
the olive |
clearly borrowed |
olive(Indo-European) |
| (vải) lanh |
the linen |
probably borrowed |
lin(French) |
| lò |
the stove |
probably borrowed |
爐 lou4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *ra: (爐, lú)(Old Chinese) |
| liềm |
the sickle or scythe |
probably borrowed |
鐮 lim4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *ram (鐮, lián)(Old Chinese) |
| bulô |
the birch |
clearly borrowed |
bouleau(French) |
| lội |
to swim |
perhaps borrowed |
*lOi(Proto-Tai) |
| lại (1) |
to come |
perhaps borrowed |
來 loi4 (Cantonese) | 來, lái(Chinese) |
| lưu (lại) |
to remain |
clearly borrowed |
留 lau4 (Cantonese) | 留, liú(Chinese) |
| lạnh |
cold |
probably borrowed |
冷 laang5 (Cantonese) | *riḗŋ (冷, lěng)(Old Chinese) |
| linh hồn |
the soul or spirit |
clearly borrowed |
靈魂 ling4 wan4 (Cantonese) | 靈魂, líng hún(Chinese) |
| lệ |
the tear |
clearly borrowed |
淚 lai6 (Cantonese) | 淚, lèi(Chinese) |
| thủ lĩnh |
the chieftain |
clearly borrowed |
首領 sau2 ling5 (Cantonese) | 首領, shǒu lǐng(Chinese) |
| nô lệ |
the slave |
clearly borrowed |
奴隸 nou4 dai6 (Cantonese) | 奴隸, nú lì(Chinese) |
| mệnh lệnh |
to command or order |
clearly borrowed |
命令 ming6 ling6 (Cantonese) | 命令, mìng lìng(Chinese) |
| chiến lợi phẩm |
the booty |
clearly borrowed |
戰利品 zin3 lei6 ban2 (Cantonese) | 戰利品, zhàn lì pǐn(Chinese) |
| pháp luật |
the law |
clearly borrowed |
法律 faat3 leot6 (Cantonese) | 法律, fǎ lǜ(Chinese) |
| lịch |
the calendar |
clearly borrowed |
曆 lik6 (Cantonese) | 曆, lì(Chinese) |
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