Mục-kiền-liên

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Vietnamese

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Mục-kiền-liên
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ kiən˨˩ liən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kiəŋ˦˩ liəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kiəŋ˨˩ liəŋ˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: mục kiền liên

Proper noun

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Mục-kiền-liên

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