Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lèn

[lɛn˨˩] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) karst mountain

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

núi đá vôi

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

Examples

Em thương anh bên Tây mùa đông, Nước khe cạn bướm bay lèn đá.My dear, I pity you during the West [Annamite] winter, [When] the streams run dry and butterflies drift among the karst mountains.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to stuff; to cram

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhét hoặc nhồi

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Common questions

What does “lèn” mean?

(noun) karst mountain

Is “lèn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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