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Vietnamese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Vietnamese
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Etymology
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Sino-Vietnamese
word from
尼
(
“
bhikkhuni; nun
”
)
and
院
(
“
institute
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[ni˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(
Hồ Chí Minh City
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [nɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
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ni
viện
(
Buddhism
)
a
convent
; a
nunnery
Antonym:
tăng viện
Ni viện Thiện Hoà
―
the Thiện Hoà Convent