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== Hokkien == == Khiamniungan Naga == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oŋ⁵²/ === Verb === ông (Patsho) gather == Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (North Central Vietnam, phonetic spelling) ôông (North Central Vietnam) ôn (undistinguish between ‹-n› and ‹-ng›) (initialism, text messaging) ô === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 翁 (“old man”). In Japanese, the female counterpart would be 嫗 (“old woman”), but Vietnamese bà derives from 婆 (pó, “grandmother”) instead. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Vinh) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˥] Homophone: Ông === Noun === ông • (翁, 𪪳, 𡗳) grandfather old man (honorific) man, old or young ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bà === Pronoun === ông • (翁, 𪪳, 𡗳) you, my grandfather Antonyms: cháu, con (familiar) you, an old man Antonyms: cháu, con (formal) you, a man about 40 or older Antonym: tôi (informal) you, a dude Antonym: tôi I/me, your grandfather Antonyms: cháu, con (familiar) I/me, an old man Antonyms: cháu, con (narratology) he/him, an admirable/lovable old or deceased man ==== Usage notes ==== For the narratological sense, frequently used to refer to renowned figures such as, for example, Benjamin Franklin. Perhaps also neutrally fitting for infamous figures such as Adolf Hitler. ==== Derived terms ==== ổng ==== Descendants ==== → Khmer: អុង (ʼong) === Classifier === ông (literary) Indicates a star Synonyms: vì, ngôi ông mặt trời ― the sun (rare) Indicates a lime container ông bình vôi ― a lime container === See also === bà === Anagrams === gôn, ngô, Ngô