đồng trinh
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 童貞, composed of 童 (“child”) and 貞 (“chaste”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɨn˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- (of a woman, chiefly Christianity, of Mary) virgin
- Đức Mẹ Đồng Trinh (Ma-ri-a) ― the Virgin Mary