khế kinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 契 (“carved writing; engraved writing”) and 經 (“classic; classical”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xe˧˦ kïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰej˨˩˦ kɨn˧˧] ~ [xej˨˩˦ kɨn˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰej˦˥ kɨn˧˧] ~ [xej˦˥ kɨn˧˧]

Noun

khế kinh

1. (Buddhism) sutra

   Synonyms: kinh, tu-đa-la, tố-đát-lãm