sư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師, from Middle Chinese 師 (srij). Perhaps also shortened from Chinese 法師 (pháp sư, “Buddhist monk”). Doublet of thầy.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧]

Noun

sư

(Buddhism) title for monks

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