bát-nhã-ba-la-mật

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 般若波羅蜜, from Chinese 般若波羅蜜 / 般若波罗蜜, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩˨]
    • Phonetic spelling: bát nhã ba la mật

    Noun

    bát-nhã-ba-la-mật

    1. (Buddhism) clipping of bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa