Di Lặc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Di-lặc

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彌勒, from Literary Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ lak̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ lak̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ lak̚˨˩˨]

Noun

Di Lặc

1. Maitreya

   Bồ tát Di Lặc

   the Bodhisattva Maitreya

2. Mile (a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi prefecture, Yunnan, China)