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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 沙門, Literary Chinese 沙門 (shāmén)
Noun
sa môn
- (Buddhism) a śramaṇa
Sa-môn Thích Nhật Từ- Reverend Thích Nhật Từ
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Usage notes
- As a regular Sino-Vietnamese word, the unhyphenated spelling is expected as hyphenated spellings are outdated for all native and Sino-Vietnamese words. The hyphenated spelling is also used rather inconsistently even in Buddhist sources.