tăng ni

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧尼, composed of 僧 (“monk”) and 尼 (“nun”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ ni˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

tăng ni

  1. (Buddhism, collective) monks and nuns
    Meronyms: ni cô (“nun”), tì kheo (“monk”), tì kheo ni (“nun”)
    Coordinate term: Phật tử (“layperson”)
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