tơ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 絲 (SV: ti).

Noun

tơ • (絲, 緦)

1. silk (the raw material, not the finished fabric), thread

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tơ lụa
• tơ sợi
• tơ tằm

 

See also

• lụa

Etymology 2

Adjective

tơ

1. (of young person, specially if female, of certain animals, informal) young, tender

   hiền như nai tơ ― gentle/virtuous as a fawn

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lông tơ