thiên

See also: thiền and Thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天 (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thiên

(only in compounds) sky, heaven, nature

Derived terms

Derived terms

Thiên Chúa (God)
thiên hạ

Proper noun

thiên

God

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