tối
See also: Appendix:Variations of "toi"
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (North Central Vietnam) túi (no vowel lowering, in dialects where *-l > /-j/)
- (North Central Vietnam) tún (no vowel lowering, in dialects where *-l > /-n/)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [toj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [toj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [toj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *suːlʔ (“dark, evening”). Cognate with Muong thổl, Tho [Cuối Chăm] suːl³.
Adjective
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the duration from the late evening (around 6 PM) to the early night (around 8 PM)
- 7 giờ tối là về tới nhà.
- I will get back home at 7 pm.
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Romanization
[edit]tối
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 最
Derived terms
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