Vietnamese

Noun

thiếp

1. a concubine

Pronoun

thiếp

1. (archaic, literary) third person singular pronoun, used by a female to a male
2. (literary) third person singular pronoun, used by a female to her husband or husband-to-be

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帖

Noun

thiếp

1. a card, such as a greeting card, Christmas card, etc.

Usage notes

Compare with cạc and bài.

Derived terms

• thiếp mừng Nô-en
• danh thiếp ‎(“business card”)

Synonyms

• thiệp

Etymology 3

Verb

thiếp

1. to fall asleep