thưa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨə˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 疏 (SV: sơ).

Adjective

thưa • (𠽔)

1. sparse

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lưa thưa
• rừng thưa
• thưa thớt

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 疏 (SV: sớ).

For the tonal correspondence between Vietnamese A tones (ngang-huyền) and Qieyun system C tone (去聲), see also đôi, cùng, bèn. See Alves (2018) for some more discussion.

Verb

thưa • (𠽔)

1. to tell somebody something in a respectful way

Usage notes

• When addressing someone directly, the initial particle thưa may precede the personal pronoun.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dạ thưa
• kính thưa
• thưa kiện
• thưa thốt