tên cúng cơm
[ten˧˧ kʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kəːm˧˧]
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
(noun) posthumous name
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) home name, child's nickname used in the household
Register: informal
Examples
50 cái tên "cúng cơm" tiếng Anh cực cute cho các bé trai sinh năm 2018Fifty super-cute English nicknames for boys born in 2018
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(noun) official name, birth name
Register: informal
Examples
Cũng từ hôm ấy, y quyết định quay trở lại với cái tên cúng cơm của mình. Đó là Lý Thân Lợi.And from that day, he decided to go back to using his birth name. It was Lý Thân Lợi.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Common questions
What does “tên cúng cơm” mean?
(noun) posthumous name
Is “tên cúng cơm” formal or informal?
tên cúng cơm is generally informal.