How do you say “prayer” in Vietnamese?

“Prayer” in Vietnamese is ý nguyện (wish).

Vietnamese words for “prayer”

• ý nguyệnListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔi˧˦ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɪj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]ý rising nguyện heavy

  wish; desire; prayer

  for “prayer” meaning: A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

Related Vietnamese words

• kinhListennoun

  ethnically Vietnamese

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