Etymology

lò ("oven") + Sino-Vietnamese word from 微波 (“microwave”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [l̪ɔ˨˩ vi˧˧ ˀɓaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɔ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ ˀɓaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l̻ʲɔ˨˩ vʲɪj˧˥ ˀɓaː˧˥]