tớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Originally a noun meaning "servant".

For the semantic development, 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)

(archaic, now largely a fossil word) a servant
Synonym: tôi

đầy tớ ― a servant

tôi tớ ― servants

chủ tớ ― master and servant

See also

Derived terms

Pronoun

tớ • (四, 伵, 佐)

(familiar, friendly, chiefly Northern Vietnam) 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.

Anagrams

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