cúng cơm
Vietnamese
Etymology
cúng (“to offer (sacrifices)”) + cơm (“cooked rice”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kəːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kəːm˧˧]
Verb
cúng cơm
- to offer food for the recently deceased in the first fifty days after their death
- (Southern Vietnam) to make ceremonial offerings on the death anniversary
Derived terms
- tên cúng cơm