bồ đề tâm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bồ-đề tâm

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩提心, composed of 菩提 and 心, from Chinese 菩提心 (pútíxīn), from Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ ʔɗe˨˩ təm˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ ʔɗej˦˩ təm˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ ʔɗej˨˩ təm˧˧]

    Noun

    bồ đề tâm

    1. (Buddhism) bodhicitta

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    • As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words.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