giỗ kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

giỗ kỵ

Etymology

giỗ (“death anniversary”) +‎ kị (“death anniversary”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zo˦ˀ˥ ki˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jow˧˨ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jow˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

an annual lunar deathday party; commemorative death anniversary ceremony
- 1915, Phan Kế Bính, Việt Nam phong tục [Vietnamese customs]:
  Nhà tư gia ai có việc hiếu hỉ hoặc có việc giỗ kỵ muốn mời làng thì cũng sai đạc phu đi mời.
  When there is a marriage or a death anniversary, and the concerned family wants to invite their fellow villagers, they would send a bellman as messenger.

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