bồ tát

See also: botat and bötat

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bồ-tát, Bồ Tát, Bồ-tát

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩薩, from Chinese 菩薩 / 菩萨 (púsà).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ taːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]
• Homophone: Bồ Tát

Noun

bồ tát

1. a bodhisattva

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Cao Đài Tiên Ông Đại Bồ Tát Ma Ha Tát

 

Usage notes

• As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.