tự viện

See also: tu viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寺院, composed of 寺 (“Buddhist temple”) and 院 (“yard; place”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tự viện

  1. Buddhist monastery

See also

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