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˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦]
    • Phonetic spelling: ma ha diễn

    Proper noun

    Ma-ha-diễn

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