Ha-oai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Haoai

Etymology

From English Hawaii.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˧˧ ʔwaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˧˧ ʔwaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˧˧ (ʔ)waːj˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: ha oai
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Proper noun

Ha-oai

  1. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    • 2011, “Hoa Kì”, in Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam‎[1], Hanoi: Vietnam Institute of Lexicography and Encyclopedia, archived from the original on 4 March 2022:
      Bang Alaxka (Alaska) có địa hình núi và thung lũng rộng, bang Haoai (Hawaii) có địa hình đồi núi lửa.
      The state of Alaska has mountainous terrain and broad valleys, while Hawaii has volcanic terrain.

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