Kinh Thánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

kinh (“holy book”) +‎ thánh (“holy; sacred”), calque of Chinese 聖經／圣经 (Thánh Kinh), following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.

Compare Kinh Dịch (“Yijing”), Kinh Thi (“Shijing”), which are also much more common than their counterparts with original head-final structure.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ tʰan˦˥]

Noun

Kinh Thánh • (經聖)

the Holy Bible
Synonym: Thánh Kinh

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