nhà nguyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhà (“house, building”) +‎ nguyện (“to pray”), from cầu nguyện

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier căn) nhà nguyện

  1. (Christianity) chapel

Synonyms

  • (chapel): nguyện đường

Coordinate terms

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