đồng trinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 童貞, composed of 童 (“child”) and 貞 (“chaste”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɨn˧˧]

Adjective

đồng trinh

1. (of a woman, chiefly Christianity, of Mary) virgin

   Đức Mẹ Đồng Trinh (Ma-ri-a) ― the Virgin Mary