cô hồn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孤魂.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ hon˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]
Noun
cô hồn
- forsaken spirits; lonely spirit of the deceased
- cúng cô hồn ― to worship the damned ghosts during the Ghost Month