sư cô
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˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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