nhân thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人神, composed of 人 (“human”) and 神 (“deity”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Noun

nhân thần

1. tutelary deity in Vietnamese folk religion