ông Táo

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)

  1. synonym of Táo quân (Kitchen God)