sư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師, from Middle Chinese 師 (srij). Perhaps also shortened from Chinese 法師／法师 (pháp sư, “Buddhist monk”). Doublet of thầy.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧]

Noun

sư

1. (Buddhism) title for monks