mạn đà la

See also: mandala, Mandala, Mandalà, and maṇḍala

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mạn-đà-la

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 曼陀羅, from Middle Chinese 曼陀羅 (muɑn dɑ lɑ), from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˦˩ laː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˨˩ laː˧˧]

Noun

mạn đà la

1. mandala

Usage notes

As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.