quả báo
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From nhân quả báo ứng (“karma”). Sino-Vietnamese word from 果報.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˥]
Noun edit
- karma (a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows)