vò

nounverb

Hanoi [vɔ˨˩]Huế [vɔ˦˩]Saigon [vɔ˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

vòfallinghuyền

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

vò means jar.

Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái vò (one jar)

Meanings of vò in English

Noun

jar (pot used to contain liquid)

Verb

to crumple up
to make into a ball

Noun

obsolete wasp

Words with vò

giày vò xôi vò tò vò vò vẽ vò võ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, vò could be written as 盂, 圩, 扜, 趶. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *vɔː. Alves (2023) proposes that this is a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盂 (SV: vu).

Frequently asked questions

What does vò mean in English?

vò (noun) means "jar".

How do you pronounce vò?

IPA: Hanoi [vɔ˨˩]; Saigon [vɔ˨˩]. Tones: vò — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with vò?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái vò" (one jar).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.