nhà nguyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhà (“house, building”) +‎ nguyện (“to pray”), from cầu nguyện

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˨˩ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˦˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˨˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier căn) nhà nguyện

(Christianity) chapel

Synonyms

(chapel): nguyện đường

Coordinate terms

nhà thờ

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