Bà La Môn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Bà-la-môn

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 婆羅門, from Chinese 婆羅門 / 婆罗门 (póluómén), from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ laː˧˧ mon˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ laː˧˧ moŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ laː˧˧ moŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    La Môn

    1. (Hinduism) brahmin