ò ó o

interjection

Hanoi [ʔɔ˨˩ ʔɔ˧˦ ʔɔ˧˧]Huế [ʔɔ˦˩ ʔɔ˨˩˦ ʔɔ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɔ˨˩ ʔɔ˦˥ ʔɔ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

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Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ò ó o means cock-a-doodle-doo.

Meanings of ò ó o in English

Interjection

onomatopoeia cock-a-doodle-doo

Example sentences with ò ó o

Ò ó o o! Cockadoodledoo!

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Frequently asked questions

What does ò ó o mean in English?

ò ó o (interjection) means "cock-a-doodle-doo".

How do you pronounce ò ó o?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɔ˨˩ ʔɔ˧˦ ʔɔ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɔ˨˩ ʔɔ˦˥ ʔɔ˧˧]. Tones: ò — falling tone (huyền), ó — rising tone (sắc), o — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.