Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

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[ʔɔ˧˧] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) paternal aunt, father's sister

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chị gái của bố

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) female teacher

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giáo viên nữ

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) First, second, and third female personal pronoun

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người nữ thứ nhất, thứ hai và thứ ba

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

Examples

O nớ rù quến ghê!She is so charming!

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(classifier) indicates a young adult woman

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đại từ chỉ một người phụ nữ trẻ

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Hà Tĩnh”

Examples

o du kích nhỏthe little guerrilla damsel

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “o” mean?

(noun) paternal aunt, father's sister

Is “o” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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