nữ hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女皇 (“empress regnant.”). The “imperial” connotation of hoàng has been lost due to its favorability over vương; compare hoàng hậu (“queen consort”, literally “empress regnant”), hoàng tử (“royal prince”, literally “imperial prince”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨ˦ˀ˥ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

nữ hoàng

a queen regnant or an empress regnant

See also

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