sơ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧] ~ [səː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧] ~ [səː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疏.

Adjective

sơ

1. (when doing something) negligent; incomplete; cursory
2. (rare) distant; foreign

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 初.

Adjective

sơ

1. (now chiefly in compounds) in the initial stage; primary; elementary

Etymology 3

From French sœur.

Noun

(classifier bà) sơ

1. Alternative spelling of xơ