tớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese 伵 (tớ). See also tôi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tớ • (四, 伵, 佐)

1. servant

   đầy tớ

   a servant

   tôi tớ

   servants

Synonyms

• tôi

Derived terms

• đầy tớ

Pronoun

tớ • (四, 伵, 佐)

1. (familiar) I; me

Usage notes

• This term is used when speaking to a fairly younger person, or to a person of the same age as the speaker (especially their close friend), or affectionately to one's own spouse. It is considered more polite or less derogatory than tao. The second person singular counterpart is cậu.