tớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese 伵 (tớ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tớ (四, 伵, 佐)

servant

Synonyms

tôi

Derived terms

đầy tớ

Pronoun

tớ (四, 伵, 佐)

(familiar) 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, or affectionately to one's own spouse. It is considered more polite or less derogatory than tao. The second person singular counterpart is cậu.

Synonyms

tôi

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