Hà Giang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Hà Giang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːjæŋ/

Proper noun

Hà Giang

  1. A province of Vietnam.
  2. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

See also

Province-level divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in English (layout · text)
Municipalities: Cần Thơ · Da Nang · Hanoi · Haiphong · Hue · Ho Chi Minh City
Provinces: An Giang · Bắc Ninh · Cà Mau · Cao Bằng · Đắk Lắk · Điện Biên · Đồng Nai · Đồng Tháp · Gia Lai · Hà Tĩnh · Hưng Yên · Khánh Hoà · Lai Châu · Lạng Sơn · Lào Cai · Lâm Đồng · Nghệ An · Ninh Bình · Phú Thọ · Quảng Ngãi · Quảng Ninh · Quảng Trị · Sơn La · Tây Ninh · Thái Nguyên · Thanh Hoá · Tuyên Quang · Vĩnh Long

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps a combination of Sino-Vietnamese word from 河 and non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 楊 (SV: dương), as written in Đồng Khánh địa dư chí in 1887.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ zaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ jaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ jaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Hà Giang • (河楊)

  1. Hà Giang (a province of Vietnam)
  2. Hà Giang (a city in Vietnam)

Descendants

  • → English: Hà Giang
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