tổ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *suh (nest). Compare Proto-Katuic *soh (nest) (whence Pacoh xouh (abandoned hive)).

See also .

Noun[edit]

tổ (, )

  1. (usually of birds or insects) a nest

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun[edit]

tổ

  1. (of schoolchildren or workers) a group or team that is divided from a larger body merely for management
  2. the lowest subdivision of a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh or quận, below khối
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun[edit]

tổ

  1. ancestor; forefather
  2. forefather; patron saint; founder
    tổ nghề mộc
    the founder of woodworking
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tổ

  1. (colloquial) only