Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 功 (“merit”) and 果 (“karma”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kwaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kwaː˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ waː˨˩˦]
Noun
công quả
- (Buddhism) good deeds done by laymen at Buddhist temples (such as helping in cooking, cleaning, etc.), believed to help accumulate merits