tháp

See also: thấp, thập, and thạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 塔.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːp̚˦˥]

    Noun

    (classifier toà, ngọn) tháp

    1. (feudal Chinese-style architecture, especially Buddhism) a pagoda
      Thác Tháp Lí Thiên Vương ― Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li
    2. a tower
      tháp Ép-phen ― the Eiffel Tower
      tháp nghiêng Pi-da ― the Leaning Tower of Pisa
    3. (Hinduism) a temple or temple complex
      tháp Chăm/Chàm ― Cham temples

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