vỏ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-pɔh (“bark, shell”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɒː⁵.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩˦] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦]
• Homophones: võ, Võ, giỏ

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Noun

(classifier cái, lớp) vỏ • (𤿍, 𤿭, 𧁵)

1. cover, bark, shell, sheath, husk, skin, peel, pot, crust

   trượt vỏ chuối ― to slip on banana's peel

2. tyre, tire

   Synonym: lốp

Derived terms

• ăn ốc đổ vỏ
• vỏ chuối

 

See also

• bao kiếm
• ruột
• săm