thượng toạ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thượng tọa
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 上座, composed of 上 (“upper part; high position; up”) and 座 (“seat”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ twaː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ twaː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨]
Noun
thượng toạ
- (Buddhism) Thero (an honorific term for senior Buddhist monks and nuns)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Thượng toạ bộ