thưa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 疏 (SV: sơ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]

Adjective

thưa (fully reduplicated form thưa thưa)

sparse

Derived terms

Terms derived from thưa

lưa thưa

rừng thưa

thưa thớt

Verb

thưa

to tell somebody something in a respectful way

Derived terms

Terms derived from thưa

dạ thưa

kính thưa

thưa thốt

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