đà-la-ni

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Đà-la-ni
• Đà La Ni

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陀羅尼, from Chinese 陀羅尼／陀罗尼 (tuóluóní), from Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧ ni˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˦˩ laː˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

đà-la-ni • (陀羅尼)

1. (Buddhism) dhāraṇī (incantation)