tì kheo ni

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 比丘尼 (SV: tỉ khâu ni, tỉ khiêu ni)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˨˩ xɛw˧˧ ni˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˦˩ kʰɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɪj˨˩ kʰɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

    Noun

    tì kheo ni

    1. (Buddhism) a bhikkhuni

    See also

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