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]

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Letter

ổ (upper case Ổ)

  1. The letter ô in hỏi tone.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuh. See also tổ.

Noun

ổ • (塢)

  1. (of fowls, rats and certain insects, especially termites) a nest
    ổ vịt xiêm ― a Muscovy duck nest
    ổ chuột ― a rat or mouse colony
    • 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.
  2. (by extension, generally, derogatory) a space where a lot of people of the same kind gather
    ổ chuột ― a slum
    ổ mại dâm ― a whorehouse

See also
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Probably the same as etymology 1.

Classifier

ổ • (隖)

  1. Indicates things that have the slightly squared or elongated form
    ổ hamburger ― a hamburger
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