tu viện

See also: tự viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 修院, composed of 修 (“to practise religious doctrine”) and 院 (“yard; place”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [tʊw˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    tu viện

    1. monastery, abbey

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • tu viện trưởng
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