Đồng Nai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đồng Nai.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɒŋnaɪ/

Proper noun

Đồng Nai

A province of Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

Vietnamese: Đồng Nai (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

According to folk etymology, from đồng (“field”) +‎ nai (“deer”), hence "field of deer". Alternatively, from the Maa word for "river" (comparable to Koho ɗəːŋ) and the word nai above. Or from Cham.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ naːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ naːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ naːj˧˧]

Proper noun

Đồng Nai

Đồng Nai (a province of Vietnam)

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