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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gɔn (“stable, enduring”). Cognate with Mon ဂန် (kòn, “to be original, primal”), Parauk kɔn ("still").
Pronunciation
Verb
còn • (群, 羣, , )
- to remain; to be left; to still have or exist
- Antonym: hết
Chúng ta còn mười phút nữa.- We have ten minutes left.
Còn ai khác ở đấy?- Who else was there?
- (euphemistic) to be alive
- Antonym: mất
See also
Adverb
còn
- yet; still
- in the event of, if
Nắng thì đi, còn mưa thì nghỉ.- Go if it's sunny. If it's rain, don't.
- on the contrary
Anh không muốn dừng chân, còn tôi chưa muốn về nhà.- You don't want to stop, on the contrary, I don't want to go home.