tớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Originally a noun meaning "servant".

For the semantic development, see also tôi.

Pronunciation

Noun

tớ • (四, 伵, 佐)

  1. (archaic, now largely a fossil word) a servant
    Synonym: tôi
    đầy tớ ― a servant
    tôi tớ ― servants
    chủ tớ ― master and servant

See also

Pronoun

tớ • (四, 伵, 佐)

  1. (familiar, friendly, chiefly Northern Vietnam) I; me

Usage notes

  • This term is used when speaking to a fairly younger person, or to a person of the same age as the speaker (especially their close friend), or affectionately to one's own spouse. It is considered more polite or less derogatory than tao. The second person singular counterpart is cậu.

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