tổ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *suh (“nest”). Compare Proto-Katuic *soh (“nest”) (whence Pacoh xouh (“abandoned hive”)).
See also ổ.
Noun[edit]
- (usually of birds or insects) a nest
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 組.
Noun[edit]
tổ
- (of schoolchildren or workers) a group or team that is divided from a larger body merely for management
- the lowest subdivision of a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh or quận, below khối
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖.
Noun[edit]
tổ
- ancestor; forefather
- forefather; patron saint; founder
- tổ nghề mộc
- the founder of woodworking
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Adverb[edit]
tổ