How do you say “halo” in Vietnamese?

“Halo” in Vietnamese is quầng (halo), hào quang (radiance).

Vietnamese words for “halo”

• quầngListennoun
  Hanoi [kwəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [wəŋ˨˩]quầng falling

  halo; aureole; aureola

• hào quangListennoun
  Hanoi [haːw˨˩ kwaːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [haːw˨˩ waːŋ˧˧]hào falling quang level

  radiance; halo; nimbus

  for “halo” meaning: nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

Related Vietnamese words

• vầngListennoun

  Indicator for sun; moon; the forehead

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