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Vietnamese
Etymology
kinh (“holy book”) + thánh (“holy; sacred”), calque of Chinese 聖經／圣经 (Thánh Kinh), following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.
Compare Kinh Dịch (“Yijing”), Kinh Thi (“Shijing”), which are also much more common than their counterparts with original head-final structure.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kinh Thánh • (經聖)
- the Holy Bible
- Synonym: Thánh Kinh