tớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tớ (四, 伵, 佐)

servant
đầy tớ
a servant

tôi tớ
servants

Synonyms

tôi

Derived terms

đầy tớ

Pronoun

tớ (四, 伵, 佐)

(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.

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