con gái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of con (“child”) +‎ gái (“female”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier người) con gái • (𡥵𡛔)

1. girl (young female)
2. daughter

Usage notes

Also used as "Vietnamese concubine" in the context of French colonialism in Indochina.

Synonyms

• cô gái

See also

• cái
• đàn bà
• gái
• nữ
• phụ nữ