tổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

See also ổ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [to˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tow˨˩˦]

Noun

tổ • (組, 组)

1. (usually of birds or insects) a nest