đức ông

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˥ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

đức (“holy”) +‎ ông (“man”)

Noun

đức ông

  1. His Royal Highness
Derived terms
  • đức ông chồng

Etymology 2

Calque of French monseigneur[1]

Noun

đức ông

  1. (Roman Catholicism) monsignor

References

  1. ^ Minh Trân (24 September 2016) “Đức Ông có nghĩa là gì? [What is a Monsignor?]”, in Tỉnh Dòng Đồng Công Hoa Kỳ‎[1], United States Assumption Province of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer, retrieved 22 April 2025
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