tăng-già
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- tăng già
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 僧伽, from Chinese 僧伽, from Sanskrit संघ (saṃgha).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ zaː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taŋ˧˧ jaː˨˩]
Noun
tăng-già
- (Buddhism) sangha (Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity)
- Synonym: tăng đoàn