thiên nữ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 天女, composed of (heaven; deva/devi) and (female person), Literary Chinese 天女 (tiānnǚ)

Noun

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thiên nữ

  1. Synonym of thiên (a devi) (female deva)
    (Đại (Thánh)) Biện Tài / Diệu Âm / Mĩ Âm Thiên (nữ)
    Saraswati the Devi
  2. (Chinese mythology) a female inhabitant of heaven
    Truyền thuyết thiên nữ
    Ceres, Celestial Legend
    (literally, “Legend of the Celestial Maiden”)