Cơ đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 基督, transcription of Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Cơ đốc

1. Christ

Alternative forms

• Cơ Đốc (second syllable also capitalized)
• Cơ-đốc (hyphen-minus)
• Kitô (in phiên âm transcription; written with no space between syllables)

Related terms

• Cơ Đốc giáo, Christianity. (in Hán-Việt)
• Kitô giáo, Christianity. (in phiên âm)