bát-nhã

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

bát nhã

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 般若, from Chinese 般若 (bōrě), from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Noun

bát-nhã

(Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist transcendental wisdom

Derived terms

Derived terms

bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa

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