Thiên Cầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天琴 (“sky zither”). Alternatively, Sino-Vietnamese word from 天 (“sky”) and 擒 (“capture”): Hồ Quý Ly, a Vietnamese king, was captured and murdered here, hence the name.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ kəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ kəm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ kəm˨˩]

Proper noun

Thiên Cầm

  1. a town in Cẩm Xuyên district, Hà Tĩnh Province, Vietnam
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