Sơn Tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山 (“mountain”) and 精 (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səːn˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Sơn Tinh

1. the Mountain Spirit, a legendary figure, the deification of all humans, who is said to have defeated Thuỷ Tinh in the battle between humans and nature; he is also worshipped as the Holy One of Mount Tản Viên