sư cô

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See also: suco, sucos, sucós, sucò, suĉos, and sự cố

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 師姑.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ ko˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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  1. a Buddhist nun; often used, in capitalized form, as an honorific before the name of Buddhist nuns