mị nương

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mỵ nương

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 媚 (“pretty; darling”) and 娘 (“daughter”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˧˨ʔ nɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩ʔ nɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˨ nɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

mị nương

1. (archaic) a Hùng king's princess

See also

• quan lang