Ma-ha-diễn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摩訶衍, from Chinese 摩訶衍／摩诃衍 (Móhēyǎn), from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ ziən˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦]
• Phonetic spelling: ma ha diễn

Proper noun

Ma-ha-diễn

1. (Buddhism) Clipping of Ma-ha-diễn-na.