Kinh Thánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 經聖, composed of 經 (“scripture”) and 聖 (“sacred, holy”), a calque of Chinese 聖經 (Thánh Kinh)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨ̞̠n˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨ̞̠n˧˧ tʰan˦˥]

Noun

Kinh Thánh

Bible

Synonyms

Thánh Kinh (rare)

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