Đế Thích

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Đế-Thích, Đế-thích

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 帝釋, composed of 帝 (“emperor”) and 釋 (“Sakra”), Literary Chinese 帝釋 (Dìshì)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗe˧˦ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˦˥ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

    Proper noun

    Đế Thích

    1. (Buddhism) Sakra (the Buddhist equivalent of Indra, ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa heaven in Buddhist cosmology)
      Synonyms: Đế Thích Thiên, Đế Thích Thiên Vương, Thích, Thích Đề Hoàn Nhân, Thiên Chủ
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