cô hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孤魂.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ hon˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]

Noun

cô hồn

  1. forsaken spirits; lonely spirit of the deceased
    cúng cô hồn ― to worship the damned ghosts during the Ghost Month
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