sư cô

See also: suco, sucos, sucós, sucò, suĉos, and sự cố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師姑.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˧ ko˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ kow˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ kow˧˧]

Noun

sư cô

1. a Buddhist nun; often used, in capitalized form, as an honorific before the name of Buddhist nuns