ông

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of ông – see 王 (“king; monarch; duke; prince; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 王).

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oŋ⁵²/

Verb

ông

(Patsho) gather

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam, phonetic spelling) ôông
(North Central Vietnam) ôn (undistinguish between ‹-n› and ‹-ng›)
(initialism, text messaging) ô

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 翁 (“old man”). In Japanese, the same character corresponds to 嫗 (“old woman”). The character for bà (which corresponds to ông in Vietnamese), 婆 (pó, “grandmother”), actually corresponds to 爺 / 爷 (yé, “grandfather”) in Chinese and Japanese.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Vinh) IPA^(key): [ʔoŋ˧˥]
Homophone: Ông
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Noun

ông

grandfather
old man
(honorific) man, old or young

Derived terms

Related terms

bà

Pronoun

ông

you, my grandfather
Antonyms: cháu, con
(familiar) you, an old man
Antonyms: cháu, con
(formal) you, a man about 40 or older
Antonym: tôi
(informal) you, a dude
Antonym: tôi

Ông nghĩ sao vậy !?
The heck were you thinking, man!?
I/me, your grandfather
Antonyms: cháu, con
(familiar) I/me, an old man
Antonyms: cháu, con
(narratology) he/him, an admirable/lovable old or deceased man

Usage notes

For the narratological sense, frequently used to refer to renowned figures such as, for example, Benjamin Franklin. Perhaps also neutrally fitting for infamous figures such as Adolf Hitler.

Derived terms

ổng

Descendants

→ Khmer: អុង (ʼong)

Classifier

ông

(literary) Indicates a star
Synonyms: vì, ngôi

ông mặt trời ― the sun
(rare) Indicates a lime container
ông bình vôi ― a lime container

Anagrams

gôn, ngô, Ngô