linh cữu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈柩

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˧ kiw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ kɨw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ kɨw˨˩˦]

Noun

linh cữu

  1. (formal, chiefly in obituaries or eulogies) a coffin
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