giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

giáo đường

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

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