tăng-già

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

tăng già

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧伽, from Chinese 僧伽, from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ zaː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩]

Noun

tăng-già

(Buddhism) sangha (Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity)
Synonym: tăng đoàn

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