nam tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 男爵, composed of 男 (“man; baron”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a baron; barony". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 男 (nam). See also công hầu bá tử nam.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

nam tước

1. a baron (male ruler of a barony)