tơ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təː˧˧]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tơ

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

(of a chicken, girl, etc., informal) young, tender
hiền như nai tơ ― gentle/virtuous as a fawn

Derived terms

Derived terms

lông tơ

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