Tí

See also: tí, tì, tỉ, tị, and Tị

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɪj˦˥]
• Homophone: tí

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 子 (SV: tử). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the sắc tone in Tí is unlikely to be derived from the Middle Chinese rising tone, compared to the likely hỏi tone in tử. See also Mẹo, Thìn, Ngọ, Mùi.

Alternative forms

• Tý

Proper noun

Tí

1. the first earthly branch represented by the Rat

Derived terms

• giờ Tí

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Tí

1. a unisex given name, a nickname

Usage notes

• This is not a "diminutive" name. The legal name of the person who bears this nickname usually has nothing to do with it, semantically or phonetically.

Anagrams

• ít