Quận Cam

Vietnamese

Etymology

quận (“county”) +‎ cam (“orange”). Calque of English Orange County. Whereas most U.S. counties are known by Quận (“county”) + (English name), Orange County has been calqued because it is well known for its large Vietnamese-American population.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˨ʔ kaːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˨˩ʔ kaːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˨˩˨ kaːm˧˧]
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Proper noun

Quận Cam

  1. Orange County (a county of California)
  2. (less commonly) Orange County (other counties in the United States)
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