ổng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root ông in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Pronoun

ổng

1. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, certain regions of Thanh Hoá) 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.

Synonyms

• (older or respected man): ông ấy