thượng toạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thượng tọa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上座, composed of 上 (“upper part; high position; up”) and 座 (“seat”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ twaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ twaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨]

Noun

thượng toạ

1. (Buddhism) Thero (an honorific term for senior Buddhist monks and nuns)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Thượng toạ bộ