linh cữu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈柩
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˧ kiw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ kɨw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ kɨw˨˩˦]
Noun
linh cữu
- (formal, chiefly in obituaries or eulogies) a coffin