cô nương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姑娘.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nương

  1. (Chinese fiction, polite) a young girl or woman

Pronoun

nương

  1. (polite in Chinese fiction or humorous or ironic in Southern Vietnam) you, young lady

See also