bát niết bàn

Vietnamese

Alternative spellings

  • bát-niết-bàn

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 般涅槃

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ niət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ niək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ niək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    bát niết bàn

    1. (Buddhism) parinirvana (nirvana-after-death)

    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    • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words.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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