cô hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孤魂.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧ hon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]

Noun

cô hồn

1. forsaken spirits; lonely spirit of the deceased

   cúng cô hồn ― to worship the damned ghosts during the Ghost Month