thiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (SV: linh) (Maspero, 1912).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

thiêng • (𤍌, 𬊽, 声, 𠴢, 󱨉, 󰤝, 𤎓, 󱦸, 𪬮, 天)

1. sacred; holy
2. precious
3. (informal) if you speak of someone "thiêng", they would appear right after that, like you speak of the devil

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khôn thiêng
• khuôn thiêng
• linh thiêng
• thiêng liêng