Đông Á
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 東亞, composed of 東 (“east”) and 亞 (“Asia”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaː˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaː˦˥]
Proper noun
- East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)
Adjective
- East Asian
- Synonym: Á Đông