linh địa
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈 (“spirit”) and 地 (“land”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˧ ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ʔɗiə˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- (Roman Catholicism) holy place; shrine (holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
- 2018 August 10, Trầm Hương Thơ, “Cộng Đồng Công Giáo Việt Nam miền Trung Tây Đức Quốc hành hương Đức Mẹ Lộ Đức [Vietnamese Catholic Community of West-Central Germany goes on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes]”, in VietCatholic News[1], retrieved 2022-07-23: