cực lạc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 極樂, from Chinese 極樂, from Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨ laːk̚˨˩˨]
Noun
cực lạc
- (Buddhism) sukhāvatī (Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha)
- (by extension) nirvana; paradise; bliss