niết bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 涅槃, borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    (classifier cõi) niết bàn

    1. nirvana
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