cực lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極樂, from Chinese 極樂 / 极乐 (jílè), from Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨ laːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

cực lạc

  1. (Buddhism) sukhāvatī (Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha)
  2. (by extension) nirvana; paradise; bliss
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