Ma-ha-diễn-na

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Ma-ha-diễn (abbreviation)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摩訶衍那, from Chinese 摩訶衍那／摩诃衍那, from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ ziən˦ˀ˥ naː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˧˨ naː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ haː˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦ naː˧˧]

Proper noun

Ma-ha-diễn-na

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

   Synonyms: Đại thừa, Đại Thặng