ổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o"

ổ U+1ED5, ổ LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND HOOK ABOVE Composition: o [U+006F] + ◌̂ [U+0302] + ◌̉ [U+0309] ← Ổ [U+1ED4] Latin Extended Additional Ỗ → [U+1ED6]

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔow˨˩˦]

Letter

ổ (upper case Ổ)

1. The letter ô in hỏi tone.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.

Noun

ổ • (塢)

1. (of fowls, rats and certain insects, especially termites) a nest

   ổ vịt xiêm ― a Muscovy duck nest

   ổ chuột ― a rat or mouse colony

   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Cánh đồng bất tận: "Ơi Cải về đâu", NXB Trẻ

     Ông mướn một cái nhà thấp, nhỏ như ổ mối, vừa đủ hai người còm nhom chui ra chui vào.

     He rented a house, low and small as a termite colony, just enough for two skinny people to worm themselves in and out of.

2. (by extension, generally, derogatory) a space where a lot of people of the same kind gather

   ổ chuột ― a slum

   ổ mại dâm ― a whorehouse

See also

Derived terms

• hang ổ
• ổ cắm
• ổ khoá

 

Etymology 2

Probably the same as etymology 1.

Classifier

ổ • (隖)

1. Indicates things that have the slightly squared or elongated form

   ổ hamburger ― a hamburger