công nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公女, composed of 公 (“duke”) and 女 (“girl; daughter”), Literary Chinese 公女.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

công nữ

1. (historical) the title of a duke's daughter, opposed to công tử (“duke's son”)