Vietnamese
Etymology
thần (“god”) + trụ (“pillar”) + trời (“heaven”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]
Noun
thần trụ trời
- (mythology) a god who separated heaven and earth with a stone pillar