Vietnamese
Etymology
Partial calque of Chinese 灶君 (zàojūn, literally “Stove Lord”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ taːw˦˥]
Noun
ông Táo • (翁灶)
- synonym of Táo quân (“Kitchen God”)