thị

See also: Thi, thi, thi-, thì, thí, thī, Thị, ʈʰi, thĩ, thî, þi, and þí

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (persimmon).

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) thị

  1. yellow persimmon (gold apple), Diospyros decandra
Derived terms
  • dấu hoa thị

See also

  • hồng (persimmon, Diospyros kaki)
  • cậy (date-plum, Diospyros lotus)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronoun

thị

  1. (literary or formal, derogatory) she/her (used for a female whom the speaker holds in low regard)
  2. (literary, derogatory) you (used towards a female whom the speaker holds in contempt)
Usage notes
  • In literary contexts, used to convey, in a demeaning way, the lower status of a female character.
  • In formal contexts, used to refer to a female criminal. Compare y.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Romanization

thị

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Romanization

thị

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Romanization

thị

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
Derived terms