Tí
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ti"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɪj˦˥]
- Homophone: tí
Etymology 1 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 子 (SV: tử). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the sắc tone in Tí is unlikely to be derived from the Middle Chinese rising tone, compared to the likely hỏi tone in tử. See also Mẹo, Thìn, Ngọ, Mùi.
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
- the first earthly branch represented by the Rat
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
- a unisex given name, a nickname
Usage notes edit
- This is not a "diminutive" name. The legal name of the person who bears this nickname usually has nothing to do with it, semantically or phonetically.
Coordinate terms edit
- (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi (Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)