nam mô
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Vietnamese[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南無, from Chinese 南無/南无, from Sanskrit नमो (namo).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ mo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ mow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ mow˧˧]
Verb[edit]
- (Buddhism, only in fixed expressions) to invoke (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva)
- nam mô A Di Đà Phật
- my Amitābha Buddha
- nam mô Quan/Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát
- my Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva
- nam-mô Bổn sư Thích-ca Mâu-ni Phật
- my Lord Shakyamuni Buddha
- miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm
- the person mentioned pretends to preach Buddhist teachings, but they are secretly evil
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