ừ

ừ U+1EEB, ừ
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH HORN AND GRAVE
Composition:u [U+0075] + ◌̛ [U+031B] + ◌̀ [U+0300]
← Ừ
[U+1EEA] 		Latin Extended Additional Ử →
[U+1EEC]

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Letter

ừ (upper case Ừ)

  1. The letter ư in huyền tone.

Particle

ừ

  1. (colloquial, to an affirmative question) yeah
    Synonym: ờ
  2. (colloquial, to a negative question) nope
    Synonym: ờ

Usage notes
  • The initial particle ừ used in a reply signals a speech addressed to someone with whom the speaker is familiar with.

Verb

ừ

  1. (colloquial) to express agreement
    • 2006, Edmond Nordemann, transl., Quảng tập viêm văn [An Nam văn tập, Chrestomathie Annamite], published 1898:
      Ông cọp ừ; người ấy lấy dây trói lại, rồi lấy bắp cầy đánh mãi, bảo rằng: “Trí khôn đây này!”.
      Tiger agreed; the person then tied the tiger up, and kept beating it with a plough-beam, saying: “Here's where the wisdom is!”
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