Etymology

tía (red-violet color) + Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘇, translated from Chinese 紫蘇

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiɜ˧ˀ˦ to˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiɜ˩ˀ˧ tow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiɜ˦ˀ˥ tow˧˥]