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)