bát-nhã

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bát nhã

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 般若, from Chinese 般若 (bōrě), from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Noun

bát-nhã

1. (Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist transcendental wisdom

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa