sa di

See also: sadi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙彌, from Chinese 沙彌 / 沙弥 (shāmí), from Pali sāmaṇera.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ zi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]

Noun

sa di

  1. (Buddhism) novice monk