ừ

ừ U+1EEB, ừ LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH HORN AND GRAVE Composition: u [U+0075] + ◌̛ [U+031B] + ◌̀ [U+0300] ← Ừ [U+1EEA] Latin Extended Additional Ử → [U+1EEC]

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ừa

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨ˨˩]

Letter

ừ (upper case Ừ)

1. The letter ư in huyền tone.

Particle

ừ

1. (colloquial, to an affirmative question) yeah

   Synonym: ờ

2. (colloquial, to a negative question) nope

   Synonym: ờ

Usage notes

• The initial particle ừ used in a reply signals a speech addressed to someone with whom the speaker is familiar with.

Verb

ừ

1. (colloquial) to express agreement
   • 2006, Edmond Nordemann, transl., Quảng tập viêm văn [An Nam văn tập, Chrestomathie Annamite], published 1898:

     Ông cọp ừ; người ấy lấy dây trói lại, rồi lấy bắp cầy đánh mãi, bảo rằng: “Trí khôn đây này!”.

     Tiger agreed; the person then tied the tiger up, and kept beating it with a plough-beam, saying: “Here's where the wisdom is!”