Ông Già Nô-en

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of French Père Noël or Portuguese Papai Noel

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˨˩ no˧˧ ʔɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˦˩ now˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˨˩ now˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ông già nô en

Noun

Ông Già Nô-en

1. Santa Claus; Father Christmas