niết bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 涅槃, borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [niət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [niək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [niək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

niết bàn

1. nirvana