Long Thụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 龍樹, from Chinese 龍樹／龙树 (Lóngshù), from Sanskrit नागार्जुन (nāgārjuna).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Long Thụ

1. (Buddhism) Nagarjuna, a second century Buddhist philosopher from India

   Synonyms: Long Thọ, Na-già-át-thụ-na