mạn đà la

See also: mandala, Mandala, Mandalà, and maṇḍala

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • mạn-đà-la

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 曼陀羅, from Middle Chinese 曼陀羅 (man da la), from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˦˩ laː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧]

Noun

mạn đà la

  1. mandala

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  • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words.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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