Kinh Thánh
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
kinh (“holy book”) + thánh (“holy; sacred”), calque of Chinese 聖經/圣经 (Thánh Kinh), following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.
Compare Kinh Dịch (“Yijing”), Kinh Thi (“Shijing”), which are also much more common than their counterparts with original head-final structure.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰan˦˥]
Noun edit
- the Holy Bible
- Synonym: Thánh Kinh