"so" meaning in Vietnamese

See so in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sɔ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʂɔ˧˧] [Huế], [sɔ˧˧] [Huế], [ʂɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [sɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Compare sơ (初, “first”). Etymology templates: {{vi-link|sơ|first|初}} sơ (初, “first”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} so, {{vi-adj}} so
  1. firstborn Derived forms: con so
    Sense id: en-so-vi-adj-pj88CW4J Categories (other): Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [sɔ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʂɔ˧˧] [Huế], [sɔ˧˧] [Huế], [ʂɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [sɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} so, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) so
  1. mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) Related terms: sam, sam so
    Sense id: en-so-vi-noun-Hn8joDkV Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Arthropods Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 4 42 27 14 14 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 15 32 18 20 15 Disambiguation of Arthropods: 8 82 6 0 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [sɔ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʂɔ˧˧] [Huế], [sɔ˧˧] [Huế], [ʂɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [sɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology templates: {{ltc-l|車}} 車 (MC kjo|tsyhae), {{ltc-l|盧}} 盧 (MC lu) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} so, {{vi-verb}} so
  1. (transitive) to compare Tags: transitive Synonyms: so sánh
    Sense id: en-so-vi-verb-r4GadJ7g
  2. (transitive) to pair up Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-so-vi-verb-yahR~ncC
  3. (intransitive) to straighten one's shoulders, as if to compare one's height to another's Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-so-vi-verb-vfmGWOe-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: so bì, so đo, so đũa, so kè, so le, so sánh, so tài Related terms: sánh
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for so meaning in Vietnamese (4.8kB)

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