tháp

See also: thấp, thập, and thạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 塔.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier toà, ngọn) tháp

  1. (feudal Chinese-style architecture, especially Buddhism) a pagoda
    Thác Tháp Lí Thiên Vương ― Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li
  2. a tower
    tháp Ép-phen ― the Eiffel Tower
    tháp nghiêng Pi-da ― the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  3. (Hinduism) a temple or temple complex
    tháp Chăm/Chàm ― Cham temples

Derived terms

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