Ma-ha-diễn-na

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Ma-ha-diễn (abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Ma-ha-diễn-na

(Buddhism) Mahayana
Synonyms: Đại thừa, Đại Thặng

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