linh ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囹圄 (“prison”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

linh ngữ

  1. (rare, found in some contemporary Buddhist texts) prison

Synonyms

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