ổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o"

ổ	U+1ED5, ổ LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND HOOK ABOVE

Composition:

o [U+006F] + ◌̂ [U+0302] + ◌̉ [U+0309]

← Ổ
[U+1ED4]

Latin Extended Additional

Ỗ →
[U+1ED6]

Translingual

Letter

ổ (upper case Ổ)

The letter o with a circumflex and a hook above.

See also

(Latin script): A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S ſ s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
(Variations of letter O): Ó ó Ò ò Ŏ ŏ Ô ô Ố ố Ồ ồ Ỗ ỗ Ổ ổ Ǒ ǒ Ö ö Ȫ ȫ Ő ő Õ õ Ṍ ṍ Ṏ ṏ Ȭ ȭ Ȯ ȯ Ȱ ȱ Ø ø Ǿ ǿ Ǫ ǫ Ǭ ǭ Ō ō Ṓ ṓ Ō̂ō̂ Ṑ ṑ Ỏ ỏ Ȍ ȍ Ȏ ȏ Ơ ơ Ớ ớ Ờ ờ Ỡ ỡ Ở ở Ợ ợ Ọ ọ Ộ ộ Ɵ ɵ ⱺ ᴏ Ｏｏ Ꜵ ꜵ Œ œ Ꝏ ꝏ Ꝍ ꝍ Ȣ ȣ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔow˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.

Noun

ổ (塢)

(of chickens) a nest
Synonym: ổ gà
(by extension, derogatory if used for humans) a space where a lot of beings of the same kind gather
ổ chuột
(literally) a rat or mouse colony
(figuratively) a slum

ổ mại dâm
a whorehouse
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Cánh đồng bất tận: "Ơi Cải về đâu", NXB Trẻ
  Ông mướn một cái nhà thấp, nhỏ như ổ mối, vừa đủ hai người còm nhom chui ra chui vào.
  He rented a house, low and small as a termite colony, just enough for two skinny people to worm themselves in and out of.

Classifier

ổ (隖)

Indicates things that have the slightly squared or elongated form

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