Luy Lâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 羸婁, most likely an Old Chinese phonetic loan (giả tá) with unknown meaning.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwi˧˧ ləw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwɪj˧˧ ləw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ləw˧˧]

Proper noun

Luy Lâu

  1. (historical) former capital of Jiaozhi and Jiaozhou commandery under Han dynasty, today Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
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