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ma chay

Pronunciation Northern /maː˧˧ ʨaj˧˧/ Central /maː˧˥ ʨaj˧˥/ Southern /maː˧˧ ʨaj˧˧/
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funeral
Noun
funeral

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
funeral

The ceremonies and rituals associated with the burial or cremation of a deceased person.

vi Gia đình đang chuẩn bị các nghi lễ ma chay cho người vừa qua đời.

en The family is preparing the funeral rituals for the person who just passed away.

Parts
ma / chay / A compound of ma + chay …
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Components

Components

ma chay

OriginA compound of ma + chay

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
麻𡄡
Candidates by syllable
ma 麻（魔） chay 𡄡（𣙮）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
ăn chay / bánh chay / làm chay / funeral
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Ends with this word

ăn chay/bánh chay/làm chay

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funeral vi: ma chay / ja: 葬儀 / WordNet aligned
Use
bóng ma / con ma / tẩu hỏa nhập ma / phim ma …
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ma (ghost) — words using
chay (vegetarian) — words using
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