công
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- Homophones: Công, cong
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-voːŋ. Compare North Central Vietnamese cuông
Noun
(classifier con) công • (䲨, 䲲)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 工 (“work; labor”).
Noun
công
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 功 (“accomplishment”). Also from Chinese 婦功/妇功 (phụ công, “wifely competence”).
Noun
công
- accomplishment
- có công với nước
- to have achieved greatness for your homeland
- (Confucianism) competence, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公 (“public; common”).
Adjective
công
- (formal or of a school) public or state-owned
Derived terms
Derived terms
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