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How do you say “nun” in Vietnamese?

“Nun” in Vietnamese is xơ (sister), nữ tu (a nun), ni (this).

Vietnamese words for “nun”

  • xơnoun
    Hanoi [səː˧˧] · Saigon [səː˧˧]xơ level

    sister; nun

    for “nun” meaning: A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

  • nữ tunoun
    Hanoi [nɨ˦ˀ˥ tu˧˧] · Saigon [nɨ˨˩˦ tʊw˧˧]nữ creaky rising tu level

    a nun; a bhikkhuni

    for “nun” meaning: A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

  • nideterminer
    Hanoi [ni˧˧] · Saigon [nɪj˧˧]ni level

    this

    for “nun” meaning: A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

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