tổ sư

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tosu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖師.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [to˧˩ sɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tow˧˨ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [tow˧˨ sɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tow˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [tow˨˩˦ sɨ˧˧]

Noun

tổ

  1. founder; progenitor