đồng trinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 童貞, composed of 童 (“child”) and 貞 (“chaste”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɨn˧˧]

Adjective

đồng trinh

(of a woman, chiefly Christianity, of Mary) virgin
Đức Mẹ Đồng Trinh (Ma-ri-a) ― the Virgin Mary

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