bồ đề

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩提. Ultimately derived from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ ʔɗe˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ ʔɗej˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ ʔɗej˨˩]

Noun

bồ đề

  1. (Buddhism) bodhi; enlightenment

Derived terms

Noun

(classifier cây) bồ đề

  1. bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa)
    Synonym: đề