cực lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極樂, from Chinese 極樂／极乐 (jílè), from Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨ laːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

cực lạc

(Buddhism) sukhāvatī (Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha)
(by extension) nirvana; paradise; bliss

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