A-la-hán

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === A La Hán === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 阿羅漢, from Chinese 阿羅漢 / 阿罗汉 (āluóhàn), phonetic borrowing from Pali arahant, ultimately from Sanskrit अर्हत् (árhat, “worthy of worship”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧ haːn˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧ haːŋ˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ laː˧˧ haːŋ˦˥] Phonetic spelling: a la hán === Noun === (classifier vị) A-la-hán • (阿羅漢) (Buddhism) arhat (one who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint) Synonym: la hán