tỉ khâu ni

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 比丘尼.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˧˩ xəw˧˧ ni˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˧˨ kʰəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˧˨ xəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩˦ kʰəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧] ~ [tɪj˨˩˦ xəw˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Noun

tỉ khâu ni

Alternative form of tì kheo ni (“a bhikkhuni”)

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