Ban Mê Thuột

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Thai บ้าน (bâan) or Lao ບ້ານ (bān, “village”) + Thai แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ) or Lao ແມ່ (mǣ, “mother”) + Rade Thuôt (from Y Thuôt, a Rade personal name; rendered in Thai as ถ็วต), literally "Thuôt's mother's village". Compare Buôn Ma Thuột (literally “Thuôt's father's village”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˧ me˧˧ tʰuət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ mej˧˧ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]
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Proper noun

Ban Mê Thuột

  1. synonym of Buôn Ma Thuột
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