con tạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

con (animate classifier) +‎ tạo (“to create”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ taːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ taːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ taːw˨˩˨]

Noun

con tạo

  1. (obsolete, religion) the Creator
    Synonyms: tạo hoá, hoá nhi
    • 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
      𱜢台𡥵造撩𤽗,
      𧯄溇𡮇戲𩈘𡗶吏滛
      Nào hay con tạo trêu ngươi,
      Hang sâu chút hé mặt trời lại dâm.
      I knew not that the Creator toyed with me,
      In my deep cave, the Sun reached me but for a brief moment.
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