linh mục
Pronunciation
Northern
/lïŋ˧˧ mṵʔk˨˩/
Central
/lïn˧˥ mṵk˨˨/
Southern
/lɨn˧˧ muk˨˩˨/
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priest
Noun
priest
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
priest Work & Money
Culture, Arts & Proper Names
A person who is ordained to perform religious rites and ceremonies in the Catholic Church.
vi Vị linh mục đang thực hiện các nghi lễ tại nhà thờ.
en The priest is performing the rites at the church.
Parts
linh / mục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈牧 …
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Parts
linh / mục / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈牧 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 靈牧
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
靈牧
Candidates by syllable
linh
灵（靈 / 翎 / 苓）
mục
目
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cha cố / priest
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Similar
cha cố / priest
Use
cá linh / tinh linh / ngọc linh / sinh linh …
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Use
cá linh / tinh linh / ngọc linh / sinh linh …