thần

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神.

(classifier vị) thần

1. a deity; a god

The sole deity in any monotheistic religion, such as the Christian God, is never referred to as *Thần (compare Chinese 神, Japanese 神 (Kami)), but as Chúa (literally “the Lord”). The capitalized Thần is used in certain Protestant translations of the Bible in Genesis 1.2 as a translation of English Spirit.

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臣.

thần

1. (archaic, to royalty) I/me, your royal/imperial servant