thiêng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (SV: linh) (Maspero, 1912).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
thiêng (𤍌, 𬊽, 声, 𠴢, , , 𤎓, , 𪬮, 天)
- sacred; holy
- precious
- (informal) if you speak of someone "thiêng", they would appear right after that, like you speak of the devil
Derived terms
Derived terms
- khôn thiêng
- khuôn thiêng
- linh thiêng
- thiêng liêng