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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 公使.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (diplomacy) Short for công sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền (“envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary; envoy”).
- (historical) French “resident” (French: résident) in charge of the administration of a Vietnamese province during the French colonial period