sát na

See also: šatna

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刹那, from Chinese 剎那／刹那, from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˧˦ naː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ naː˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˧˥ naː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˥ naː˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˥ naː˧˧]

Noun

sát na

1. (Buddhism) split-second