Cựu Ước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舊約, composed of 舊 (“old”) and 約 (“agreement”), from Chinese 舊約／旧约 (jiùyuē).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiw˧˨ʔ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩ʔ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩˨ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Cựu Ước

the Old Testament
Antonym: Tân Ước

Kinh (Thánh) Cựu Ước
the Old Testament

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