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Vietnamese

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Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia vi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 上座部, composed of 上座 (seat of honor) and (part; division; section).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ twaː˧˨ʔ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ twaː˨˩ʔ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Proper noun

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Thượng toạ bộ

  1. (Buddhism) Theravada

See also

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