ổng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Contraction of ông + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Pronoun
ổng
- (Southern Vietnam) he; him (older or respected man)
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- Đó là lúc "ổng", tức ba tôi chống cây gậy khật khừng lang thang xuống bến.
- That was when "he", my father, went wandering down the wharfs with his walking stick.
- Đó là lúc "ổng", tức ba tôi chống cây gậy khật khừng lang thang xuống bến.
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
Synonyms
- (older or respected man): ông ấy
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