Đa Đảo
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 多 (“poly-”) and 島 (“island”), calque of French Polynésie.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]
Proper noun
- Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)