Vietnamese
Etymology
đường (“road”) + sắt (“iron”), a calque of French chemin de fer.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ sak̚˦˥]
Noun
đường sắt • (塘𨫊)
- railroad; railway