tên cúng cơm

Vietnamese

Etymology

tên (“name”) +‎ cúng cơm (“to offer cooked rice (for the deceased)”) ― the name used by the offspring or other relatives of the deceased during worshipping on the death anniversary, which invariably involves rice as an offering.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kəːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təːn˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kəːm˧˧]

Noun

tên cúng cơm

(informal) posthumous name

Synonyms

(posthumous name): tên hèm, thụy hiệu, hiệu bụt

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