cầu nguyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求願.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

cầu nguyện

  1. to pray (a spiritual act to communicate with the divine)