Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 素娥, composed of (clean, white) and (fairy).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tố nga

  1. (rare) Hằng Nga
  2. (archaic, literary) pretty girl
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 15–16:
      (Đầu)𢚸(lòng)𠄩(hai)()(tố)(nga)
      (Thuý)(Kiều)󰑼()(chị)(em)󰑼()(Thuý)(Vân)
      The first-borns were two beautiful daughters.
      Thúy Kiều the eldest, Thúy Vân the younger.