Tí
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˧ˀ˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˩ˀ˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɪj˦ˀ˥]
- Homophone: tí
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 子 (SV: tử); some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the sắc tone in Tí is unlikely to be developed from the Middle Chinese rising tone, compared to the likely hỏi tone in tử; see also Mẹo, Thìn, Mùi
Alternative forms
Proper noun
- the first Earthly Branch represented by the Rat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
- A male or female given name, a nickname
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