Ma-ha-diễn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摩訶衍, from Chinese 摩訶衍 / 摩诃衍 (Móhēyǎn), from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ ziən˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦]
  • Phonetic spelling: ma ha diễn

Proper noun

Ma-ha-diễn

  1. (Buddhism) clipping of Ma-ha-diễn-na
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