mị nương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • mỵ nương

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 媚 (“pretty; darling”) and 娘 (“daughter”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˧˨ʔ nɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩ʔ nɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˨ nɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    mị nương

    1. (archaic) a Hùng king's princess
      • Đại Việt sử ký tiệp lục tổng tự (大越史記捷錄總序), page 2a
        史劄：𤤰䧺王固𡥵𡛔羅媚娘。
        Sử chép: vua Hùng vương có con gái là mị nương.
        History records: the Hùng kings have daughters referred to as mị nương.

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