tăng đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧 (“priest; bonze”) and 團 (“group; team; organization”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

tăng đoàn

  1. (Buddhism) sangha (Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity)
    Synonym: tăng-già
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