ổng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of ông + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ổng
- (Southern Vietnam) he; him (older or respected man)
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- Đó là lúc "ổng", tức ba tôi chống cây gậy khật khừng lang thang xuống bến.
- That was when "he", my father, went wandering down the wharfs with his walking stick.
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
Synonyms edit
- (older or respected man): ông ấy