tăng ni

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧尼, composed of 僧 (“monk”) and 尼 (“nun”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ ni˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taŋ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

tăng ni

1. (Buddhism, collective) monks and nuns

   Meronyms: ni cô (“nun”), tì kheo (“monk”), tì kheo ni (“nun”)

   Coordinate term: Phật tử (“layperson”)