Nam Tào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”) and 曹 (“lord”).[1] Alternatively known as Nam Đẩu, in contrast to Bắc Đẩu.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nam Tào • (南曹)

  1. the god who records all human births
  2. (astronomy) Crux; the Southern Cross

References

  1. ^ https://phatgiao.org.vn/tu-dien-phat-hoc-online/nam-tao-k4588.html
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