linh ngữ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(rare, found in some contemporary Buddhist texts) prison

Synonyms

nhà tù

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers