con cháu

Vietnamese

Etymology

con (“child”) +‎ cháu (“grandchild”). Compare Khmer កូនចៅ (kouncaw), Mon ကောန်စဴ (kon cau).

Attested as con cháu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ t͡ɕaw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ca(ː)w˦˥]

Noun

con cháu

  1. (literal, collective) children and grandchildren
  2. (figurative, collective) descendants; progeny

See also

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