còn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "con"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gɔn (“stable, enduring”). Cognate with Mon ဂန် (kòn, “to be original, primal”), Parauk kɔn ("still").

Pronunciation

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

Verb

còn • (群, 羣, 󱫦, 󱟟)

to remain; to be left; to still have or exist
Antonym: hết

Chúng ta còn mười phút nữa.
We have ten minutes left.

Còn ai khác ở đấy?
Who else was there?
(euphemistic) to be alive
Antonym: mất

See also

Derived terms

Adverb

còn

yet; still

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