công nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    công nữ

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