sư cô
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 師姑.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ ko˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- a Buddhist nun; often used, in capitalized form, as an honorific before the name of Buddhist nuns