tên cúng cơm

noun

Hanoi [ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]Huế [ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kəːm˧˧]Saigon [təːn˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kəːm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tênlevelngang cúngrisingsắc cơmlevelngang

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tên cúng cơm means posthumous name.

Meanings of tên cúng cơm in English

Noun

informal posthumous name ≈ tên hèm thuỵ hiệu
nonstandard home name, child's nickname used in the household ≈ tên tục
nonstandard official name, birth name

Etymology

From tên (“name”) + cúng cơm (“to make an offer of food (to a deceased person)”). As many people do not choose an actual posthumous name different from what the deceased was called before passing away, the word tên cúng cơm also came to mean the name a person goes by during life.

Frequently asked questions

What does tên cúng cơm mean in English?

tên cúng cơm (noun) means "posthumous name".

How do you pronounce tên cúng cơm?

IPA: Hanoi [ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]; Saigon [təːn˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kəːm˧˧]. Tones: tên — level tone (ngang), cúng — rising tone (sắc), cơm — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.