ổng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of ông + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Pronoun

ổng

1. (Southern Vietnam) 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