Đa Đảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (poly-) and (island), calque of French Polynésie.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Đa Đảo (now uncommon)

  1. Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)