Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Ma-ha-diễn-na

  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana
    Synonyms: Đại thừa, Đại Thặng