sư cô

See also: suco, sucos, sucós, sucò, suĉos, and sự cố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師姑.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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