叻
Meanings
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- 1.(used in place names)
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Wiktionary
- 1.smart; clever; capable; good (at something)
- 2.good
- 3.Used in transcription (chiefly Southeast Asian place names transcribed into Hokkien or Teochew).
- 4.Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state.
- 5.Used at the end of a sentence to inform the beginning of an action.
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 口 (“mouth; colloquial”) + phonetic 力 (OC *rɯɡ). Uncertain. Various theories exist: * From 㔹 (MC lok, “having the talent and power of ten people”). * From 頔 (MC dek, “good”). * From 犖 (MC laewk), as in 犖犖 (MC laewk laewk, “clear; evident”), 卓犖 (MC traewk laewk, “outstanding; extraordinary”). * From 𥌮 (MC lek), as in 𥌮𥉶 (MC lek luwk, “to see clearly”).
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