Lạc Long Quân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雒龍君 (“Dragon Lord of the Lạc Việt”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧ kwən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧] ~ [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧ wəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Lạc Long Quân

1. Lạc Long Quân, a deified legendary figure, who is said to have been one of the two ancestors (the father) of the Vietnamese people (the Kinh) and husband to Âu Cơ