cúng cơm

Vietnamese

Etymology

cúng (“to offer (sacrifices)”) +‎ cơm (“cooked rice”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kəːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kəːm˧˧]

Verb

cúng cơm

  1. to offer food for the recently deceased in the first fifty days after their death
  2. (Southern Vietnam) to make ceremonial offerings on the death anniversary

Derived terms

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