giáo đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教堂 (“ecclesiastical building”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

giáo đường

  1. (especially from a Western religion) a temple; church; chapel; synagogue; place of worship
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