tơ
Hanoi [təː˧˧]Huế [təː˧˧]Saigon [təː˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tơ means silk; thread.
Meanings of tơ in English
Noun
- silk (the raw material, not the finished fabric), thread
Adjective
- informal, of certain animals, of young person, specially if female young, tender
- hiền như nai tơgentle/virtuous as a fawn
Words with tơ
Example sentences with tơ
- Tích vô hướng của hai véc tơ được định nghĩa là tổng các tích của các thành phần tương ứng của hai véc tơ đó. The dot product of two vectors is defined as the sum of the products of the respective components of the two vectors.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tơ could be written as 絲, 緦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 絲 (SV: ti).
Frequently asked questions
What does tơ mean in English?
tơ (noun) means "silk; thread".
How do you pronounce tơ?
IPA: Hanoi [təː˧˧]; Saigon [təː˧˧]. Tones: tơ — level tone (ngang).