sư cô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suco"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 師姑.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ ko˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]

    Noun

    sư cô

    1. a Buddhist nun; often used, in capitalized form, as an honorific before the name of Buddhist nuns

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