sỏ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• sủ
• xỏ

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 首 (SV: thủ). Doublet of thủ and thú.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɔ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɔ˧˨] ~ [sɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɔ˨˩˦] ~ [sɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

sỏ • (𩖅, 𩠩, 𬳛, 󰘿)

1. (in certain topolects of Northern Vietnam, of an already butchered animal) head

   sỏ lợn ― butchered head of a pig

sỏ • (󱩱, 𨯃)

1. (archaic) the tip of a sharp weapon

   sỏ tên ― tip of an arrow

Derived terms

• đầu sỏ
• sừng sỏ