tối

• (North Central Vietnam) túi (no vowel lowering, in dialects where *-l > /-j/)
• (North Central Vietnam) tún (no vowel lowering, in dialects where *-l > /-n/)

From Proto-Vietic *suːlʔ (“dark, evening”). Cognate with Muong thổl, Tho [Cuối Chăm] suːl³.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [toj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [toj˦˥]

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tối • (啐, 最, 晬, 對, 𣋁, 𥊴)

1. dark (lack of light)
2. (color) dark

tối • (啐, 最, 晬, 對, 𣋁, 𥊴)

1. the duration from the late evening (around 6 PM) to the early night (around 8 PM)

   7 giờ tối là về tới nhà.

   I will get back home at 7 pm.

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