Ma-ha-diễn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摩訶衍, from Chinese 摩訶衍／摩诃衍 (Móhēyǎn), from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ ziən˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Ma-ha-diễn

  1. (Buddhism) Clipping of Ma-ha-diễn-na.
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