đồng trinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 童貞, composed of 童 (“child”) and 貞 (“chaste”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɨn˧˧]

Adjective

đồng trinh

  1. (of a woman, chiefly Christianity, of Mary) virgin
    Đức Mẹ Đồng Trinh (Ma-ri-a) ― the Virgin Mary
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