cha xứ

See also: chāxù and cháxù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of cha (“father”) +‎ giáo xứ (“parish”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [caː˧˧ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

cha xứ

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a parish priest; pastor
  2. (Roman Catholicism) a vicar

Synonyms

  • (parish priest): cha chính xứ, cha chánh xứ, cha sở (southern Vietnam)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.