cực lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極樂, from Chinese 極樂 / 极乐 (jílè), from Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨ laːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

cực lạc

1. (Buddhism) sukhāvatī (Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha)
2. (by extension) nirvana; paradise; bliss