ầu ơ
See also: auo
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˦˩ ʔəː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəw˨˩ ʔəː˧˧]
Interjection edit
ầu ơ
- Placed at the beginning of a stanza in lullabies
- Ầu ơ ví dầu cầu ván đóng đinh.... ― Sleep tight my child, if there's a wooden plank bridge held together merely by nails...