quả phụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寡婦, composed of 寡 (“widowed”) and 婦 (“wife; woman”). Doublet of goá bụa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

quả phụ

1. a widow (woman whose spouse has died)

See also

• quả nhân
• goá