ông bà
Vietnamese
Etymology
ông + bà; literally "grandfathers and grandmothers".
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩]
Noun
ông bà
- grandparents
- (figuratively, colloquial and literary) ancestor