Cơ đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 基督, transcription of Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Christ

Alternative forms

Cơ Đốc (second syllable also capitalized)
Cơ-đốc (hyphen-minus)
Kitô (in phiên âm transcription; written with no space between syllables)

Related terms

Cơ Đốc giáo, Christianity. (in Hán-Việt)
Kitô giáo, Christianity. (in phiên âm)

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