quả phụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寡婦, composed of 寡 (“widowed”) and 婦 (“wife; woman”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

quả phụ

a widow (woman whose spouse has died)

See also

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