niết bàn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 涅槃, borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [niət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [niək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [niək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]