ba-la-mật-đa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 波羅蜜多, from Chinese 波羅蜜多 / 波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō), from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā). Doublet of mít.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: ba la mật đa

Noun

ba-la-mật-đa

  1. (Buddhism) paramita (perfection or culmination of certain virtues)

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