con cháu

Vietnamese

Etymology

con (“child”) +‎ cháu (“grandchild”). Compare Khmer កូនចៅ (kouncaw), Mon ကောန်စဴ (kon cau).

Attested as con cháu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔn˧˧ t͡ɕaw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ca(ː)w˦˥]

Noun

con cháu

1. (literal, collective) children and grandchildren
2. (figurative, collective) descendants; progeny

See also

• hậu thế
• hậu duệ