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Translingual

Letter

(upper case )

  1. The letter o with a circumflex and a hook above.

See also


Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.

Noun

()

  1. (of chickens) a nest
    Synonym: ổ gà
  2. (by extension, derogatory if used for humans) a space where a lot of beings of the same kind gather
    ổ chuột
    (literal) a rat or mouse colony
    (figurative) a slum
    ổ mại dâm
    a whorehouse
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Cánh đồng bất tận: "Ơi Cải về đâu", NXB Trẻ
      Ông mướn một cái nhà thấp, nhỏ như mối, vừa đủ hai người còm nhom chui ra chui vào.
      He rented a house, low and small as a termite colony, just enough for two skinny people to worm themselves in and out of.

Etymology 2

Classifier

()

  1. Indicates things that have the slightly squared or elongated form