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 • (絲, 緦)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

tơ lụa
tơ sợi
tơ tằm

See also

lụa

Adjective

tơ

(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

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