bồ đề tâm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bồ-đề tâm

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩提心, composed of 菩提 and 心, from Chinese 菩提心 (pútíxīn), from Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bồ đề tâm

  1. (Buddhism) bodhicitta

Usage notes

  • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.
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