già lam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伽藍.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˨˩ laːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˦˩ laːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩ laːm˧˧]

Noun

già lam

1. (archaic, literary) pagoda