cầu siêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求超. Probably a blend of cầu (“to wish for, to pray for”) +‎ siêu thoát (“to pass on”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ siəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˦˩ siw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˨˩ siw˧˧]

Verb

cầu siêu

  1. (occult and Buddhism) to pray as a group to support deceased souls
  2. (Catholicism) to have a requiem; requiem mass (pray to bring peace to the dead)
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