linh ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囹圄 (“prison”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

(rare, found in some contemporary Buddhist texts) prison

Synonyms

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