công

See also: cong, cóng, còng, cõng, Công, and cộng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Homophones: Công, cong

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-voːŋ.

Noun

(classifier con) công (䲨, 䲲)

a peafowl

Synonyms

chim công
cuông

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工 (“work; labor”).

Noun

công

(only in compounds) work; labor
(physics) work

Derived terms

công nhân (“worker”)
công nghệ (“technology”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公 (“public; common”).

Adjective

công

public; common

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