different between tho vs pho
tho
English
Pronunciation
- (when stressed)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ð??/
- (US) IPA(key): /ðo?/
- Rhymes: -??
- (when unstressed)
- (West Country) IPA(key): /ð?/
- Homophone: the
Etymology 1
From Middle English tho, tha, from Old English þ? pl (“the, those”), from Proto-Germanic *þai (“those”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, *só (“that”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian do pl (“the”).
Article
tho
- (obsolete, West Country) The (plural form); those.
Pronoun
tho
- (obsolete) Those; they.
Etymology 2
From Middle English tho, tha, from Old English þ? (“then, when”), from Proto-Germanic *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *to-, *só (“that”). See also German da (“then, thereupon”).
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- (now dialectal) Then; thereupon.
- 1481, William Caxton, The History Reynard the Fox?
- Tho went I near and found Master Reynard, that had left that he first read and sang, and began to play his old play.
- 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender? Januarye?
- Tho to a hill his faynting flocke he ledde.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.2:
- Tho, her avizing of the vertues rare / Which thereof spoken were, she gan againe / Her to bethink of that mote to her selfe pertaine.
- 1642, Henry More, Song Soul?
- Tho I gan closely on his person look.
- 1481, William Caxton, The History Reynard the Fox?
Conjunction
tho
- (dialectal) When.
Etymology 3
Mostly found in American English; alteration of though. Compare tho'.
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- (informal, chiefly US) Alternative spelling of though
Anagrams
- -oth, HOT, OTH, hot, o'th', oth
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sa, *s?, *þat.
Article
tho
- the
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
- omnibus vero dictionibus praeponebat articulum tho aut the
- but to all utterances one prefixes the article tho or the
- omnibus vero dictionibus praeponebat articulum tho aut the
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
Usage notes
While it is likely that Crimean Gothic retained grammatical gender, de Busbecq's letter does not mention which articles are used with which words, making it impossible to reconstruct their gender.
Middle English
Article
tho
- the
- c. 1449-1455, Reginald Pecock, Represser of over-much weeting of the Clergie
- sithen if tho thre be sufficiently improued , that is to seie , if it be sufficientli proued that tho thre ben noust and vntrewe and badde
- c. 1449-1455, Reginald Pecock, Represser of over-much weeting of the Clergie
Old Saxon
Adverb
thô
- then
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?/
Adverb
tho (not comparable)
- though, however
Welsh
Noun
tho
- Aspirate mutation of to.
Mutation
tho From the web:
- what those mean
- what thomas edison invented
- what tho means
- what though means
- what though the radiance
- what type
- what thou doest do quickly
- what thor movie is first
pho
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Vietnamese ph?.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??/, /f??/
- (US) IPA(key): /fo?/, /f?/
- Rhymes: -??, -??(r), -?
- Homophones: foe, faux
Noun
pho (usually uncountable, plural phos)
- A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.
- 1935: Marcelle "Countess" Morphy, Recipes of All Nations, p. 802 [1]
- PHO is the name of an Annamese soup held in high esteem. It is made with beef, a veal bone, onions, a bayleaf, salt, and pepper, and a small teaspoon of nuoc-man,[sic] a typically Annamese condiment which is used in practically all their dishes.
- 2003: Frank Browning, "73106: Lemongrass on the Prairie", National Geographic, vol. 203, issue 3 [2]
- Ten minutes away from the intersection, the heart of Little Saigon, you can easily walk to five restaurants specializing in pho (the classic Vietnamese beef broth soup), two Asian supermarkets, and several Chinese barbecue cafés.
- 1935: Marcelle "Countess" Morphy, Recipes of All Nations, p. 802 [1]
Translations
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- foh
- phoh
Pronunciation
Interjection
pho
- (archaic) Expressing dismissive contempt.
Synonyms
- feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw; see also Thesaurus:bah
Anagrams
- OHP, POH, hop, pOH, poh
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [f???]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [f???]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [f???]
Noun
pho
- set
Zou
Noun
pho
- shield
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
pho From the web:
- what phone do i have
- what phone has the best camera
- what phone should i get
- what phones are compatible with qlink
- what phone does trump have
- what phones have 5g
- what phones are compatible with cricket wireless
- what phones are compatible with assurance wireless