thiên sứ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 天使, composed of 天 (“heaven”) and 使 (“messenger”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ sɨ˦˥]
Noun
thiên sứ
- (religion) Synonym of thiên thần (“angel”)