tẻo tèo teo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Extended from tẻo teo (“teeny-tiny”), in turn from teo (“to shrink; to become small”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tẻo tèo teo

1. (colloquial, more emphatic) Synonym of tẻo teo (“tiny; diminutive; teeny-tiny”)

See also

• dửng dừng dưng