u Æ¡

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Definition
  1. Interjection:
    • Uttering inarticulate sounds: An interjection representing the babbling, cooing, or inarticulate sounds made by infants or very young children.
    • Humming a lullaby: Often used to represent the soft, soothing sounds made by caregivers, typically mothers, when humming or singing wordlessly to lull a baby to sleep.
Usage Examples
  • Interjection:
    • Nghe tiếng em bé u ơ trong nôi. (Listen to the baby cooing in the cradle.)
    • Mẹ ru con ngủ bằng những âm điệu u ơ. (The mother lulls her child to sleep with humming sounds.)
Advanced Usage
  • "u ơ" as a verb-like descriptor: While primarily an interjection, it can describe the act of making such sounds.
    • Đứa trẻ mới sinh đang tập u ơ. (The newborn baby is practicing babbling.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bập bẹ (verb): To babble, to stammer (often used for a child's first attempts at speech).
    • Em bé đang tập nói bập bẹ. (The baby is babbling, trying to speak.)
  • Ọ ẹ (interjection): Another interjection for the gurgling or cooing sounds of a baby.
Synonyms
  • Bập bẹ: To babble.
  • Thỏ thẻ: To speak softly or whisper (often by a child).
  • Ngọng nghịu: To speak in a childish, imperfect manner.
Related Phrases
  • Ru con u ơ: To lull a child to sleep by humming.
    • ngoại ngồi ru cháu u ơ. (The grandmother sat humming to lull her grandchild to sleep.)
Related Idioms
  • Tuổi còn u ơ: A very young, infant age.
    • mới tuổi còn u ơ, biết đâu. (He's still just a babe in arms, what does he know.)
noun
  1. utter inarticulate sounds