ba-la-mật-đa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ba-la-mật (abbreviation)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 波羅蜜多, from Chinese 波羅蜜多／波罗蜜多 (bōluómìduō), from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā). Doublet of mít.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ mək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˧˧]

Noun

ba-la-mật-đa

1. (Buddhism) paramita (perfection or culmination of certain virtues)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa