con gái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of con (“child”) +‎ gái (“female”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier người) con gái • (𡥵𡛔)

  1. girl (young female)
  2. daughter

Usage notes

Also used as "Vietnamese concubine" in the context of French colonialism in Indochina.

Synonyms

See also

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