con gái

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Vietnamese

Etymology

con +‎ gái.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier người) con gái

girl (young female)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

cô gái

See also

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