công tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公爵, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a duke; duchy". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 公 (công). See also công hầu bá tử nam.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

công tước

  1. a duke (male ruler of a duchy; male holder of a dukedom)

See also

  • công chúa (“a princess”, literally “the dukes preside”)
  • công tử (“a duke's son”)
  • công nữ (“a duke's daughter”)
  • công tôn (“a duke's grandchild”)
  • công quốc (“a duchy”, literally “a duke's land”)
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