tăng đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧 (“priest; bonze”) and 團 (“group; team; organization”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

tăng đoàn

(Buddhism) sangha (Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity)
Synonym: tăng-già

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