vò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩] ~ [jɔ˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *vɔː.

Noun

(classifier cái) vò

jar (pot used to contain liquid)
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 9
  Bỗng nó đặt vò nước xuống, thúc vào lưng tôi.
  Suddenly he put the water jar down and gave me a shove in the back.

Etymology 2

Cognate with vo.

Verb

vò

to crumple up
to make into a ball

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