phong vương

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封王.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [fawŋ͡m˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

phong vương

  1. to grant a title of princeliness, with "prince" meaning a brother of the current king