ni viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尼 (“bhikkhuni; nun”) and 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ni˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [nɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

ni viện

  1. (Buddhism) a convent; a nunnery
    Antonym: tăng viện
    Ni viện Thiện Hoà ― the Thiện Hoà Convent
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