thiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (SV: linh) (Maspero, 1912).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thiêng (𤍌, 𬊽, 声, 𠴢, 󱨉, 󰤝, 𤎓, 󱦸, 𪬮, 天)

sacred; holy
precious
(informal) if you speak of someone "thiêng", they would appear right after that, like you speak of the devil

Derived terms

Derived terms

khôn thiêng
khuôn thiêng
linh thiêng
thiêng liêng

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