Kinh Thánh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Kinh-Thánh

Etymology

kinh (“holy book”) +‎ thánh (“holy; sacred”), calque of Chinese 聖經 / 圣经 (Thánh Kinh), following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.

Compare Kinh Dịch (“Yijing”), Kinh Thi (“Shijing”), which are also much more common than their counterparts with original head-final structure.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰan˦˥]

Noun

Kinh Thánh • (經聖)

  1. the Holy Bible
    Synonym: Thánh Kinh
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