Cà Mau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Cà Mau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːmaʊ/

Proper noun

Cà Mau

A province of Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

Chinese:
Mandarin: 金甌／金瓯 (zh) (Jīn'ōu)
Vietnamese: Cà Mau (vi)

Anagrams

Macau, cauma

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ (tɨk khmaw, “ink”, literally “black water”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ maw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ maw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ ma(ː)w˧˧]

Proper noun

Cà Mau • (哥毛, 歌毛, 歌牟)

Cà Mau (the southernmost province of Vietnam)
Cà Mau (the capital city of that province)

Derived terms

mũi Cà Mau (“Cape Cà Mau”)

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