công nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公女, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 女 (“girl; daughter”), Literary Chinese 公女.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

(historical) the title of a duke's daughter, opposed to công tử (“duke's son”)

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