quan lang

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 官 (“official”) and 郎 (“son”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    quan lang

    1. (archaic) a Hùng king's prince
      • Đại Việt sử ký tiệp lục tổng tự (大越史記捷錄總序), page 1b
        𡥵𤤰羅官郎。
        Con vua là quan lang.
        The children of the ruler are referred to as quan lang.

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