Bến Thành
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Bến Thành.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeɪnθaɪn/
Proper noun
Bến Thành
- A ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Translations
ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnamese
Etymology
bến (“port”) + thành (“citadel; fort”).
Named after a port near the Bát Quái fort, now no longer exists.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˦˥ tʰan˨˩]
Proper noun
- Bến Thành (a ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
- chợ Bến Thành ― Bến Thành market
Descendants
- → English: Bến Thành