tro

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]Huế [ʈɔ˧˧]Saigon [ʈɔ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trolevelngang

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

tro means ash.

Meanings of tro in English

Noun

ash (solid remains of a fire)

Words with tro

nước tro tro tàn

Example sentences with tro

Ngôi nhà đã cháy thành tro. The house was burnt to ashes.
Trường của chúng tôi tang thành tro bụi. Our school was reduced to ashes.

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, tro could be written as 𱪵, 𬊐, 爐, 烣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɔː. Attested as blo in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does tro mean in English?

tro (noun) means "ash".

How do you pronounce tro?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]; Saigon [ʈɔ˧˧]. Tones: tro — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.