công

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Homophones: Công, cong
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-voːŋ. Cognate with North Central Vietnamese cuông, Arem vùəŋ, Parauk kaong:, Semai kuwok, Semnam kwɔːŋ.

Compare also Chinese (OC *[k]ʰˤoŋʔ) (B-S) (SV: khổng), which might represent an Austroasiatic loan if not just a coincidence.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) cuông

Noun

(classifier con) công • (, , 𲍜)

  1. peafowl; peacock; peahen; peachick
    Synonym: khổng tước
    • 1992, “Con Công [The Peacock]”, Unknown (lyrics), Y Vân (music)‎[1]performed by Ngọc Linh:
      Con công hay múa,
      Nó múa làm sao?
      Nó rụt cổ vào,
      Nó xòe cánh ra.
      The peacock often dances,
      How does he dance?
      He draws his neck in,
      He spreads his wings out.
Derived terms
  • nem công chả phượng

Etymology 2

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (work; labor).

    Noun

    công

    1. the amount of labor that will factor in one's pay
      ngày côngworking day
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Vietnamese word from (accomplishment). Also from Chinese 婦功 / 妇功 (phụ công, wifely competence).

      Noun

      công

      1. accomplishment
        công với nướcto have achieved greatness for one's homeland
        Lục súc tranh công
        Six Livestock Animals Arguing Who Works the Hardest / Who Contributes the Most
      2. (Confucianism) competence, one of the tứ đức (four virtues) that women are supposed to have
      3. (physics) work
        Công thực hiện bởi một lực không đổi là đại lượng đo bằng tích độ lớn của lực và hình chiếu của độ dời điểm đặt trên phương của lực.
        The work done by a constant force is the quantity measured by the product of the amount of force times the projection of the displacement of the point material placed on the direction of the force.
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Vietnamese word from (public; common; duke).

        Noun

        công

        1. (only in compounds) duke

        Adjective

        công

        1. (formal or of a school) public or state-owned
          Synonym: chung
          Antonyms: , riêng
          việc côngpublic affairs
          trường cônga public school
        Derived terms

        Etymology 5

          Sino-Vietnamese word from .

          As a neologism, borrowed from Japanese 攻め (seme).

          Noun

          công

          1. (neologism) top; seme (in a male same-sex relationship)
            Antonyms: thụ, bot

          Romanization

          công

          1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
          Derived terms