A Tư Đà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 阿私陀, transcribed from Sanskrit असित (asita) or Pali Asita

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩]

    Proper noun

    A Tư Đà

    1. Asita

    Usage notes

    • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.
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