tỉ khâu ni

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 比丘尼.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˧˩ xəw˧˧ ni˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˧˨ kʰəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˧˨ xəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɪj˨˩˦ kʰəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˨˩˦ xəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

tỉ khâu ni

  1. alternative form of tì kheo ni (a bhikkhuni)