Tí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ti"

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.

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦈᧉ (ṫsay²), Isan ใจ้, Lao ໃຈ້ (chai) or ໄຈ້ (chai).

Alternative forms

• Tý

Proper noun

Tí

1. the first earthly branch represented by the Rat

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi ^{(Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)}

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 home name
2. a unisex given name

Anagrams

• ít