thứ
See also: thu, thụ, and thư
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˦˥]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 次.
Note that in spite of superficial similarity, this word is unrelated to Khmer ទី (tii), Thai ที่ (tîi), Japanese 第 (dai), all from Chinese 第 (MC deiH) (SV: đệ).
Adjective
thứ
- inferior in quality, second, second vice, under
Noun
thứ
- order, rank, sort, type, kind, category
- thing
Classifier
thứ
- Indicates things of the same category, such as languages (tiếng)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恕.
Verb
thứ
- (chiefly in compounds, literary) to pardon, to forgive