sở

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨] ~ [səː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦] ~ [səː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Noun

    (classifier cái) sở

    1. workplace
      sở làma workplace
    2. (government) department (the provincial equivalent of a bộ (ministry))
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    (classifier cây, bông, hoa) sở

    1. sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua)