linh cữu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈柩

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ kiw˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨ̞̠n˧˧ kɨw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨ̞̠n˧˧ kɨw˨˩˦]

Noun

linh cữu

(formal, chiefly in obituaries or eulogies) a coffin

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