Thiên Chúa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天主 (“Lord of Heaven”), misreading of Thiên Chủ. Borrowed from Japanese 天主 (Tenshu), from Middle Chinese 天主 (then tsyu^X).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ t͡ɕuə˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕuə˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ cuə˦˥]

Proper noun

Thiên Chúa

(Christianity) God

Derived terms

Thiên Chúa giáo, đạo Thiên Chúa (“Christianity”)

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