đồng trinh
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 童貞, composed of 童 (“child”) and 貞 (“chaste”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
Adjective
edit- (of a woman, chiefly Christianity, of Mary) virgin
- Đức Mẹ Đồng Trinh (Ma-ri-a) ― the Virgin Mary