công

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
Homophones: Công, cong
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-voːŋ. Cognate with North Central Vietnamese cuông, Arem vùəŋ, Parauk kaong:, Semai kuwok, Semnam kwɔːŋ.

Compare also Chinese 孔 (OC *[k]ʰˤoŋʔ) (B-S) (SV: khổng), which might represent an Austroasiatic loan if not just a coincidence.

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) cuông

Noun

(classifier con) công • (䲲, 公, 𲍜)

peafowl; peacock; peahen; peachick
Synonym: khổng tước
- 1992, “Con Công”, Unknown (lyrics), Y Vân (music)‎^[1]performed by Ngọc Linh:
  Con công hay múa,
  Nó múa làm sao?
  Nó rụt cổ vào,
  Nó xòe cánh ra.
  The peacock often dances,
  How does he dance?
  He draws his neck in,
  He spreads his wings out.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工 (“work; labor”).

Noun

công

the amount of labor that will factor in your pay

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

Lục súc tranh công
Six Livestock Animals Arguing Who's the Hardest Worker / Who Contributes the Most
(Confucianism) competence, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have
(physics) work

Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公 (“public; common; duke”).

Noun

công

(only in compounds) duke

Adjective

công

(formal or of a school) public or state-owned
Synonym: chung

Antonyms: tư, riêng

việc công ― public affairs

trường công ― a public school

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 攻.

Verb

công

(only in compounds) to strike; to hit

Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Vietnamese word from 攻, borrowed from Japanese 攻め (seme).

Noun

công

(neologism) a top; seme (in a male same-sex relationship)
Antonym: thụ

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