Chúa

See also: chua, Chua, chúa, chùa, chuà, chuā, chưa, and Chüä

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 主 (“master; lord”; SV: chủ), also used as a Sino-Vietnamese syllable in compounds; compare chủ (“master; owner”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˦ˀ˥]
Homophone: chúa

Proper noun

Chúa (主)

God; Lord; Christ

Synonyms

Thiên Chúa; chúa trời

Derived terms

Thiên Chúa giáo; đạo Thiên Chúa (“Christianity”)

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