tự viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寺院, composed of 寺 (“Buddhist temple”) and 院 (“yard; place”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

tự viện

1. Buddhist monastery