tì kheo ni

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 比丘尼 (SV: tỉ khâu ni, tỉ khiêu ni)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ti˨˩ xɛw˧˧ ni˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɪj˦˩ kʰɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˦˩ xɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɪj˨˩ kʰɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˨˩ xɛw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

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tì kheo ni

  1. (Buddhism) a bhikkhuni

See also

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