bá tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bá tước

  1. a count (ruler of a county)
    Bá tước Mông-tơ Cri-xtô
    The Count of Monte Cristo
  2. an earl (a British or Irish nobleman)
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