sa di

See also: sadi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙彌, from Chinese 沙彌／沙弥 (shāmí), from Pali sāmaṇera.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˧˧ zi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaː˧˧ jɪj˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ jɪj˧˧]

Noun

sa di

(Buddhism) novice monk

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