cầu siêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求超. Probably a blend of cầu (“to wish for, to pray for”) +‎ siêu thoát (“to pass on”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ siəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˦˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˦˩ siw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˨˩ siw˧˧]

Verb

cầu siêu

1. (occult and Buddhism) to pray as a group to support deceased souls
2. (Catholicism) to have a requiem; requiem mass (pray to bring peace to the dead)