giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教堂 (“ecclesiastical building”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

giáo đường

1. (especially from a Western religion) a temple; church; chapel; synagogue; place of worship