sa di

See also: sadi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙彌, from Chinese 沙彌／沙弥 (shāmí), from Pali sāmaṇera.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˧˧ zi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]

Noun

sa di

1. (Buddhism) novice monk