còn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "con"

Muong

Etymology

Tone sandhi of con, from Proto-Vietic *kɔːn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kuun or *kuən. Cognates include Old Mon kon, Khmer កូន (koun), Bahnar kon, Vietnamese con.

Noun

còn

child

Classifier

còn

Indicates animals (including the human)

References

Hà Quang Phùng (2012-09-06) Tìm hiểu về ngữ pháp tiếng Mường (Thim hiếu wuê ngử pháp thiểng Mường) [Understanding Muong grammar]‎ (FlashPaper, in Vietnamese, Muong), Thanh Sơn–Phú Thọ Province Continuing Education Center

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gɔn (“stable, enduring”); cognate with Mon ဂန် (kòn, “to be original, primal”), Parauk kɔn ("still").

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˨˩]

Verb

còn

to remain; to be left; to still have or exist
Chúng ta còn mười phút nữa.
We have ten minutes left.

Còn ai khác ở đấy?
Who else was there?

Adverb

còn

yet; still

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