Mục-kiền-liên

Vietnamese

Mục-kiền-liên

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 目犍連, itself a transliteration of Sanskrit मौद्गल्यायन (maudgalyāyana).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ kiən˨˩ liən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kiəŋ˦˩ liəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kiəŋ˨˩ liəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Mục-kiền-liên

1. (Buddhism) Maudgalyayana, one of the Ten Principal Disciples of Gautama Buddha.