Nam Dương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”) and 羊 (“caprid”). Compare Bắc Giải (“Cancer”, literally “northern crab”).

Proper noun

Nam Dương

  1. (astrology) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricorn”)
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricornus”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南洋 (“to/in the south of the ocean”). Compare Đông Dương (“Indochina”, literally “with the ocean to the east”).

Proper noun

Nam Dương

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of In-đô-nê-xi-a (“Indonesia”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南陽, from Chinese 南陽/南阳 (Nányáng).

Proper noun

Nam Dương

  1. Nanyang

See also

Zodiac signs in Vietnamese · cung hoàng đạo (layout · text)
Bạch Dương (“White Sheep”),
Dương Cưu,
Miên Dương (“Sheep”) ♈︎
Kim Ngưu (“Golden Bull”) ♉︎ Song Tử (“Twin Children”),
Song Nam (“Twin Boys”),
Song Sinh (“Twins”) ♊︎
Cự Giải (“Giant Crab”),
Bắc Giải (“Northern Crab”) ♋︎
Sư Tử (“Lion”),
Hải Sư (“Sea Lion”) ♌︎
Xử Nữ,
Thất Nữ,
Trinh Nữ (“Virgin”) ♍︎
Thiên Bình,
Thiên Xứng (“Scales”),
Cân Xứng (“Balance”) ♎︎
Thiên Yết,
Thiên Hạt,
Thiên Hiết (“Heavenly Scorpion”),
Bọ Cạp (“Scorpion”),
Hổ Cáp,
Thần Nông (“Shennong”) ♏︎
Nhân Mã (“Centaur”),
Xạ Thủ (“Archer”) ♐︎
Ma Kết,
Nam Dương (“Southern Goat”),
Sơn Dương (“Goat”) ♑︎
Bảo Bình (“Precious Vase”),
Thuỷ Bình (“Water Vase”) ♒︎
Song Ngư (“Twin Fish”) ♓︎
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