Lầu Năm Góc

Vietnamese

Etymology

lầu (“building, high-rise”) +‎ năm (“five”) +‎ góc (“angle, corner”), calque of Chinese 五角樓 / 五角楼 (Wǔjiǎolóu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləw˨˩ nam˧˧ ɣawk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləw˦˩ nam˧˧ ɣawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləw˨˩ nam˧˧ ɣawk͡p̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Lầu Năm Góc

  1. The Pentagon
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