ông

See also: ong, Ong, ONG, ống, ổng, -ong, and -öng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːŋ (“man; husband”); possibly related to Chinese 翁 (“old man; father-in-law”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hà Tĩnh) IPA ^(key): /ʔoŋ˧˧/

Noun

ông (翁)

grandfather; grandpa
Sir; Mr

Synonyms

(grandfather): ôông (dialectal)
(sir): ôông (dialectal)

Derived terms

Related terms

bà

Pronoun

ông (翁)

you, Sir, Mr (to address an older man)

Synonyms

(you): ôông (dialectal)

Derived terms

ổng

Classifier

ông (翁)

(literary) Indicates stars

Synonyms

vì; ngôi

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