tổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *suh (“nest”). Compare Proto-Katuic *soh (“nest”) (whence Pacoh xouh (“abandoned hive”)).

See also ổ.

Noun

tổ • (組, 组)

(usually of birds or insects) a nest

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 組.

Noun

tổ

(of schoolchildren or workers) a group or team that is divided from a larger body merely for management
the lowest subdivision of a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh or quận, below khối

Derived terms

tổ chức (組織)
tổ hợp (組合)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖.

Noun

tổ

ancestor; forefather
forefather; patron saint; founder
tổ nghề mộc
the founder of woodworking

Derived terms

Adverb

tổ

(colloquial) only

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