thượng toạ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thượng tọa === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 上座, composed of 上 (“upper part; high position; up”) and 座 (“seat”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ twaː˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ twaː˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨] === Noun === thượng toạ (Buddhism) Thero (an honorific term for senior Buddhist monks and nuns) ==== Derived terms ====