tổ
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *suh (“nest”). Compare Proto-Katuic *soh (“nest”) (whence Pacoh xouh (“abandoned hive”)).
Compare also 竇 in Cantonese, which carries same meaning and usage style.
See also ổ.
Noun
[edit]- (usually of birds or insects) a nest
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 組.
Noun
[edit]tổ
- (of schoolchildren or workers) a group or team that is divided from a larger body merely for management
- the lowest subdivision of a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh or quận, below khối
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖.
Noun
[edit]tổ
- ancestor; forefather
- forefather; patron saint; founder
- tổ nghề mộc ― the founder of woodworking