ni cô
Pronunciation
Northern
/ni˧˧ ko˧˧/
Central
/ni˧˥ ko˧˥/
Southern
/ni˧˧ ko˧˧/
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
nun Culture & Proper Nouns
A female member of a religious community who lives under vows, often in Buddhism.
vi Ni cô đang tụng kinh trong chùa vào mỗi buổi sáng.
en The nun is chanting in the temple every morning.
Parts
ni / cô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尼姑 …
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Parts
ni / cô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 尼姑 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 尼姑
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
尼姑
Candidates by syllable
ni
伲（妮 / 尼 / 鈮）
cô
姑
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
nữ tu sĩ / bà phước / sư nữ / sư bà …
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Similar
nữ tu sĩ / bà phước / sư nữ / sư bà …
Use
thích ca mâu ni / ma ni giáo / cư ni / tỉ khâu ni …
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Use
thích ca mâu ni / ma ni giáo / cư ni / tỉ khâu ni …