Gò Vấp

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese Gò Vấp.

Proper noun

Gò Vấp

  1. A district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Translations

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Gò Vắp

Etymology

gò (“mound”) +‎ vấp (“Mesua ferrea”), literally "Ceylon ironwood mound". There is an etymology that this place was formerly a hill of Ceylon ironwood. Currently, in HCMC, there are two Ceylon ironwood tree in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

According to a folk etymology, this area is a high mound, so it is easy to stumble, so gò (“mound”) +‎ vấp (“to stumble”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˨˩ vəp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˦˩ vəp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɔ˨˩ vəp̚˦˥] ~ [ɣɔ˨˩ jəp̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Gò Vấp

  1. Gò Vấp (an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City)
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