Nam Đẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“southern”) and 斗 (“dipper”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Nam Đẩu

  1. (rare) synonym of Nam Tào
    Nam Đẩu Tinh quân ― Lord Southern Dipper
  2. a constellation in the southern hemisphere, part of Sagittarius, corresponding to the Big Dipper in the northern hemisphere
    Coordinate term: Bắc Đẩu
    Nam Đẩu Lục Tinh ― the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper
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