Cơ đốc
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Contents
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristos, “anointed”); then via Latin Christus; through Sinitic with the characters 基督 for sound (sound of Chinese pronunciation in Zhaoqing district, Guangdong Province c.1584), with no relation to meaning of characters; then from Sino-Vietnamese (Hán-Việt) transmitted to Vietnam as cơ + đốc, Cơ đốc (also Cơ Đốc).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): /kəːɰ˧˧ ˀɗɜwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˦/
- (Huế) IPA(key): /kəːɰ˧˧ ˀɗɜwʔk͡p̚˦˥/
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): /kəːɰ˧˥ ˀɗɜwʔk͡p̚˦ˀ˥/
Proper noun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Cơ Đốc (second syllable also capitalized)
- Kitô (in phiên âm transcription; written with no space between syllables)
Related terms[edit]
- Cơ Đốc giáo, Christianity. (in Hán-Việt)
- Kitô giáo, Christianity. (in phiên âm)
