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Vietnamese
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Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南無, from Chinese 南無／南无, from Sanskrit नमो (namo).
Pronunciation
Verb
nam mô
- (Buddhism, only in fixed expressions) to invoke (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva)
nam mô A Di Đà Phật- my Amitābha Buddha
nam mô Quan/Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát- my Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva
miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm- the person mentioned pretends to preach Buddhist teachings, but they are secretly evil
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