cô hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孤魂.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧ hon˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]

Noun

forsaken spirits; lonely spirit of the deceased
cúng cô hồn ― to worship the damned ghosts during the Ghost Month

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