How do you say “holy” in Vietnamese?

“Holy” in Vietnamese is thần thánh (sacred), thánh (holy), linh (numinous).

Vietnamese words for “holy”

• thần thánhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ tʰan˦˥]thần falling thánh rising

  sacred; holy

  for “holy” meaning: Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

• thánhListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [tʰan˦˥]thánh rising

  holy; sacred; saintly

  for “holy” meaning: Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

• linhListenadjective
  Hanoi [lïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [lɨn˧˧]linh level

  numinous; divine; holy

Related Vietnamese words

• thiêngListenadjective

  sacred; holy

• thánh thiệnListenadjective

  holy; saintly

• linh thiêngListenadjective

  sacred

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.