thiên nữ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • thiên-nữ

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 天女, composed of 天 (“heaven; deva/devi”) and 女 (“female person”), Literary Chinese 天女 (tiānnǚ)

    Noun

    thiên nữ

    1. synonym of thiên (“a devi”) (female deva)
      (Đại (Thánh)) Biện Tài / Diệu Âm / Mĩ Âm Thiên (nữ)
      Saraswati the Devi
    2. (Chinese mythology) a female inhabitant of heaven
      Truyền thuyết thiên nữ
      Ceres, Celestial Legend
      (literally, “Legend of the Celestial Maiden”)
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